Temperatures will start out cold this morning but will climb into upper teens to lower 20s this afternoon, ending the main blast of arctic air we have been under for the last few days. Temperatures will remain consistent through the end of the work week with highs in the lower 20s and lows in the single digit to teens with Thursday morning being the coldest this week. A real warm up finally moves into the area this weekend as temperatures climb above freezing for the first time in two weeks. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -6 and 4. Light south southwest wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. South southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -3 and 5. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Light and variable wind.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.