Rare Warm-Up During Unusual Cold Snap

The high on Tuesday officially hit 33° in the Forest City. For this time in February, that would typically be considered cold. The average high for Tuesday sits at 38°. But this is the Midwest, so you never know what winter will give you. In this case, that high of 32° was a much needed warm-up.

The last time we hit the freezing mark in Rockford was February 11th, which is almost two weeks ago. Don't get used to Tuesday's warm-up, though. Highs are forecast to stay below the freezing mark through the rest of February. -BA