The first moderate (major in some areas) snowstorm of the winter blanketed the area with snowfall Friday Night through Saturday morning, leaving much of the area looking like it should in winter...for the first time this season. Temperatures will drop again tonight as skies clear and the snow cover helps keep things colder than usual. The clear skies will remain in place through early Sunday as high pressure builds into the area. However, the fair weather will be relatively brief as a very active weather pattern continues across the Eastern United States. A strong storm system will drive towards the Central United States Sunday through Monday, so far west in fact that our area will warm up considerably by the time it gets here. Clouds will be on the increase by Sunday afternoon with scattered precipitation breaking out by evening. Forecast models are indicating the potential for precipitation to begin as a period of freezing rain or freezing drizzle across the interior. No major accumulations are expected, but the roads could be quite icy and slick for a while. Afterwards, though, the warm air will win out. Temperatures will warm up considerably through Monday before a cold front passes Monday afternoon with the potential for rain and wind. Behind this system, temperatures drop to near normal yet again...but the snow pack probably won't make it out alive. Pictured right: NAM model showing a major storm system over the Central US, and a cold front with associated moderate to heavy rain affecting our area Monday afternoon. 

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