Tracking a blustery Valentine’s weekend

Saturday: Cold with gusty northerly winds up to 25 mph. Highs in the mid-20s and wind chills in the teens.

Sunday: Partly cloudy and breezy with highs in the low 30s.

Extended: Clouds roll in late Saturday night into Sunday ahead of a weak clipper system that will keep our temperatures near freezing during the day. The best chance of light snow will stay to our northeast along the Mississippi River. Next week looks interesting with a mild start on Monday, but it feels spring-like by Tuesday and Wednesday with temps getting to near 60 with gusty winds. A strong low pressure system moves in our direction Wednesday into Thursday, bringing steady rain and perhaps a thunderstorm or two, depending on the timing and location of the low. We could end up with 1-2" of rain by Thursday night, and it could possibly end as wet snow again depending on the position of low pressure. However, winter impacts appear low at this time given borderline temperatures and the pace of precipitation. Behind this, we drop back into the 30s to around 40 by Friday.