After just missing out on temperatures getting above freezing yesterday, today looks to be the first day we eclipse freezing since last Monday (February 10th)! Artic air high pressure has dominated much of the month with the last two weeks providing snowfall and subzero wind chills! Luckily though as we round out the month, temperatures will steadily climb through the week. This all starts today as we may have a shot at 40° depending on sunshine through the afternoon!
This will only be the start of our warmup though, as the last few days of February all will be above average in temperatures eclipsing the 40° mark every day! With consistent northwest flow in the upper levels of the atmosphere centered just to our north we will stay on the "warm" side of the temperature gradient of the jet stream. Temperatures this week will be relatively comfortable combined with a few chances of precipitation as an active "clipper" pattern in the jet stream will be occurring.
Right now, the highest chances for precipitation look to be late Monday night into Tuesday morning along with Wednesday morning as well. Within the northwest flow of the upper levels, enhanced areas of forcing or lift will be present known as "clippers". Multiple of these systems will be moving through this week, and as long as there's enough moisture present in these scenarios precipitation can easily form. In the case of any precipitation this week the most likely outcome would be rain showers as temperatures even overnight don't look to fall below freezing.
As we move into March temperatures look to remain right around average for this time of year with warmer temperatures just to our west. In this case temperatures would look to remain consistent in the 30's with around normal chances of precipitation as well. Even though it will be March, there is still some signal for winter conditions in the next week to come so don't put the coats away too soon!
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