Morning Outlook

First the cold... Then the warmth. The potential good news is at the bottom of the outlook.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. ANY ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH.

A COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE AREA
BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIND
CHILL READINGS ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE COLD ARCTIC AIR-MASS REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY.
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP WELL BELOW ZERO
DURING THIS PERIOD. DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS
ARE LIKELY FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING. WITH DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES NOT LIKELY TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND DAYTIME WIND CHILL READINGS WILL NOT
LIKELY REACH ABOVE ZERO.

A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND. CURRENT
INDICATORS SUGGEST THAT TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH 40 DEGREES OR
HIGHER BY SUNDAY. IF THE DENSE SNOW PACK OVER THE REGION MELTS
QUICK ENOUGH...RUN-OFF FROM THE MELTING SNOW MAY LEAD TO ICE
BREAK-UP ON AREA RIVERS. CONDITIONS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR
POSSIBLE ICE JAM FLOODING.