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Rain moves out this morning. Afternoon sun?
Warmer days ahead
Unsettled to end the week
Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Vlog
48-Hour WX

Five-Day Forecast

Daily Forecast Summary
Today: Morning showers end, followed by decreasing clouds by afternoon. Breezy.
Tuesday: Sunny and nice.
Wednesday: Sunny, with clouds moving in by evening. An overnight shower possible.
Thursday: Partly to mostly cloudy.
Friday: Showers likely.
48-Hour Precip Forecast

Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Concerns

Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Discussion
For the most part, the weather is looking quiet this week. The end of the week is still a little questionable. A couple of models still want us to flirt with wintry precip Thursday night and Friday morning. I’m just not feeling it.
The chance for showers may increase for Wednesday night. Still, amounts with that activity will be on the lighter side of things.
One really needs to look beyond the 5-day to see anything very interesting. Guidance this morning suggests we may be in store for a very wet weekend and we may have to talk about some flooding potential in later forecasts. We’re currently below normal on rainfall and Ma Nature may try to get us caught up. Thunderstorms would be in that precip. As of now, guidance keeps the severe threat to our south. This is all many days away, and I’ll be keeping a close eye on all of that.
On This Day in Wx History
1936 – Although heat and dust prevailed in the spring and summer, the early months of 1936 brought record cold to parts of the country. Sioux Center, Iowa, reported 42 inches of snow on the ground, a state record.
Almanac

25 Days until Spring!

Yesterday’s National Temperature Extremes
High: 89° at Falcon Lake, Texas
Low: -16° at Estcourt Station & Clayton Lake, Maine
Today’s National Wx Hazards
An icy mix is expected today from western North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. Heavier snow can be found across New England. Another area of an icy mix can be found around the Great Lakes, as well as across portions of the northern plains. Heavy snow can be found in the Rockies of the Pacific Northwest.

Tomorrow’s National Wx Hazards
The northern tier of the country is quite wintry, with accumulating snowfall found from the Northwest to Michigan. An icy mix threatens North Dakota.

Weather Shots
I snapped this pic yesterday evening, as the clouds from last night’s storm system were just beginning to really stream in overhead.

NASA Nerdology
The Mars Rover Perseverance took this picture of itself as it was lowering to the surface of Mars last Thursday. The strings you see are those of the parachute that allowed it to safely descend to the Red Planet. A pretty cool shot, right?
