End of February/beginning of March will be cold and snow-filled

Arctic high pressure will continue to remain in control through the end of the week until the pattern within the jet stream turns a little more west to east this weekend.  This will allow several upper air disturbances to move from the west coast through the Midwest bringing with them a chance for snow.

The first will arrive on Friday, although, dry air from high pressure may limit just how much snow we actually end up with.  A little more snow will be likely from Saturday night through Sunday as several more waves move through.  Right now, a cold front will stall just south of Rockford during the weekend.  This will be the focus point for snow through Sunday night and wherever that boundary lies will likely be the area that receives the highest amount of snow.  Snowfall amounts don't look too crazy, but a few inches of fresh snow are possible.  After that, the pattern will remain below average possibly for the first two weeks of March.