Warm Throughout

Today was another warm day, with the entire state above 40 degrees and areas even with snowpack reaching into the mid 40s to ~50. A majority of the state was held in the 50s, with some portions of the state reaching into the lower 60s. Whatever the temperature was where you were at, if you had snow on the ground it was melting. It may not have been fast enough for some, but some melting may still occur over the next several days including during any rain event we can have over the state. Tonights' snow depth update is posted below.




The snow still remains over about a third of the state, where it is still fairly deep in some areas. However, it is much improved over the depth from the beginning of the year and looking at soil temperatures over the state they are in a range of 31-33 degrees indicating we can't be too far off from getting into spring. A quick forecast update for the weekend, lows tonight in the upper 20s to mid 30s with some light precipitation moving through portions of the state. This scattered rain will continue during the day of Friday, especially over the western half of the state. Highs likely to range from the upper 30s to the mid 50s from northwest to southeast. Expect precip to continue in the southern third of the state on Friday night and Saturday, lows in the 20s for the majority of the state. Saturday highs in the mid to upper 30s as skies remain mostly cloudy. Lows on Saturday night in the lower to mid 20s leading to highs on Sunday from near 40 to the mid 40s.

Once we enter into Sunday night and into early next week, the precip chances once again increase with another system moving into the state. Currently it does look like a majority will fall as rain, however some snow may sneak into the forecast for the last few hours of the event. No significant accumulations of snowfall is currently expected.