It is going to be another cold day today. Wind chill values will be in the upper teens, low 20s during the day and low teens overnight tonight. A brief warm up begins Saturday, with those south of I-70 reaching the low 40s and those north of I-70 making it into the 30s. Precipitation chances return Sunday for the entire forecast area. Right now, the precipitation should start out as a wintry mix, then transition to rain during the afternoon hours. As temperatures decrease Sunday evening, the rain will transition back to a wintry mix. Only light accumulations are expected at this time. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow before 8 a.m., then a chance of snow between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., then a chance of rain after 9 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.