Good afternoon, everyone. It’s full steam ahead toward a big wind maker for Monday. This will bring some strong to severe storms into the mix to kick off another super-duper busy week of weather as we close February and begin March.

Let’s start with the severe threat. The Storm Prediction Center has pushed the greatest threat a little farther north and west of the area…

With or without severe storms, high winds are likely for the entire region. Gusts between 50mph and 60mph are a good bet…

Tuesday and Wednesday are very nice days with 70 degree temps for day one of March.

One low pressure works our way with an increase in rain and a few storms for Thursday. This paves the way for a much stronger storm to roll in behind it from the southwest on Friday.Depending on the track and intensity of this storm, it can bring anything from heavy rain, severe storms and high winds to snow.

The GFS continues to be the strongest of the models, tracking this storm right on top of us…

The EURO has a similar look…

The Canadian has a flatter and farther south solution…

That’s a pretty ugly look for our region. The winter trend certainly supports the threat for severe storms, flooding rains and high winds. We will see if this changes in the coming days.

Make it a great rest of your Sunday and take care.