Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 5:50PM

Precipitation Returns Late Wednesday

By late-January standards, today was quite pleasant. Clouds return on Wednesday, with another bit of light rain Wednesday night into early Thursday (possibly mixed with snow in the valleys, and certainly all snow for higher elevations above 3,000 feet). Friday looks mostly dry, but there’s some additional light rain to contend with for Friday night into Saturday morning.

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Tuesday Hi: 51 Lo: 30 Partly cloudy; Light NW wind

Wednesday Hi: 45 Lo: 34 Lots of clouds; Some light rain, or rain mixed with snow Wednesday night; All snow at higher elevations; Light & variable wind

Thursday Hi: 42 Lo: 31 Some leftover early light rain or higher elevation light snow; Mostly cloudy; Nearly calm wind

Friday Hi: 42 Lo: 33 Mostly cloudy; Rain possible Fri. night; Wet snow up top

Saturday Hi: 45 Lo: 31 Early rain or higher elevation snow; Becoming partly sunny during the afternoon

Further Out

Sunday - Lots of sunshine; Not bad for Superbowl Sunday / Groundhog Day; High in the lower 50s; Low in the lower 30s
Monday - Mostly sunny & mild; Partly cloudy Monday night; High near 60 degrees; Low in the lower 40s

Forecast Discussion

The features affecting our weather are mainly of the nuisance variety, as none appear to be able to consolidate into a more sizeable storm system.

One such system takes aim on the area Wednesday night. Skies turn cloudy and a period of light rain or rain mixed with snow is expected Wednesday night into early Thursday. Above about 3,000 feet in elevation, it will be all snow with light accumulations of an inch or less expected.

Thereafter, there remains disagreement as to the degree/strength of low-pressure developing in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico for Friday night and Saturday. For now, we have some light rain penciled-in during this time frame, ending Saturday morning. Once again, snow levels will be up around 3,000-4,000 feet, so you won’t have to go too far up in elevation to get into some white stuff.

Superbowl Sunday / Groundhog Day features a return to sunshine and seasonably pleasant temperatures. It gets even milder on Monday.

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