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Very mild weather weather to end the week, Sunshine and upper 40s for highs Thursday/Friday. It does not get much better then this in January!

| by Derek McKay

Regional weather view.

A very un typical pattern continues to influence the Upper Midwest, instead of arctic airmass’s and snow, the region continues to have a mild winter more typical of Southern states! Highs on Thursday will be in the mid 60s in parts of Iowa, to as warm as the upper 40s in Southern Minnesota. Highs will even be in the 40s across Wisconsin. Sunshine will be abundant through the end of the week for most areas.

Local weather view.

After last weeks wind and chilly temps, we can expect a beautiful stretch of weather, which is anything like January like! The end of this week will feature lots of sunshine everyday, and clear warm nights. Temperatures will be way above normal, the lack of snowcover and rising sun angle will allow temperatures as warm as the upper 40s on Thursday, and possibly again on Friday. A couple warm spots and inner city Rochester does have a shot at 50. Otherwise we can expect mid 30s for highs Saturday and Sunday with lows in the low 30s to upper 20s all of rest of the upcoming nights. Enjoy the weather, it seriously does not get much better then this for January.

Thursday, Very warm! sunny and mild with light winds. Highs in the upper 40s. Thursday Night, mild clear skies lows in the low to mid 30s.

Friday,Very warm sunny and mild. Highs in the mid to upper 40s. Friday Night, mild lows in the upper 20s.

Saturday, Sunny and a bit cooler, highs in the mid 30s. Saturday Night, clear skies lows in the mid 20s.

Sunday, Mostly sunny light winds. Highs in the mid 30s. Sunday Night  clear skies lows in the low 20s.

Looking Ahead

Next week will continue to start of mild and pleasant.  Then by midweek the pattern changes significantly. A strong cold front pushes through bringing a shot of snowfall with it. Friday we are in the middle of a arctic airmass, lasting through that weekend. After that we have a couple of shots of snowfall from clipper systems and temperatures will remain much cooler then they have been which will be more seasonable as we pass through January 20th More on this later.