Clouds and fog keep steady, but above average, temperatures

 

The spread in temperatures from morning lows to afternoon highs has been rather small over the last week. This has been due to the abundance of cloud cover and dense fog. The average high temperature for late January is 29 degrees, and the average low is 14 degrees. Highs the last week have been in the middle to upper 30s, but overnight lows have been well above average in the low 30s.

This warmth has also helped to accelerate the snow melt over the last several days. The spread in temperatures will continue to remain small the next few days with clouds and fog sticking around through at least Wednesday.

By the middle to end of the week high temperatures will warm even further as a strong blocking pattern takes shape across the middle of the country. This will allow unseasonable warmth to continue to build with afternoon highs by the middle to end of the week warming into the middle to upper 40s! Winds will shift to the northeast by the weekend, but high temperatures are likely to remain in the 40s during the time.