Overview
- Temperatures rebound from the deep freeze, with many northern areas near the freezing mark early week, Kansas City surging to the 50s Thursday–Friday, and the New Orleans area jumping to the upper 50s to near 70 after Monday morning freeze alerts.
- Blustery northwesterly winds of 15–25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph kept wind chills in the single digits Sunday night into Monday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic.
- Spotty flurries and light snow are expected from late Tuesday into early Wednesday in several regions, with minor totals overall and localized 1–2 inch pockets reported in recent Wisconsin rounds.
- A fast-moving Alberta clipper late Thursday into Friday is likely to drop a few inches across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, bringing gusty winds and travel headaches through Friday before tapering at night.
- Forecasts call for another cold surge by the weekend, with highs falling back to the 20s and subzero wind chills in parts of the Northeast, while forecasters warn that this week’s thaw will weaken pond and lake ice.