2 MARCH EXTENDED FORECAST

2 MARCH EXTENDED FORECAST

LOOK FOR HIGH PRESSURE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THRU THURSDAY AND PROVIDE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH DRY CONDITIONS. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IS FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BRINGING IN A MIXED BAG OF PRECIP LATE FRIDAY INTO SAT MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN.

TODAY THRU THURSDAY: MORNING FOG - PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY - HIGH TEMPS LOW TO MID 30'S - LOW TEMPS 15/20F

FRIDAY 5TH: MORNING FOG - MOSTLY CLOUDY - HIGH TEMP 37 - LOW TEMP 22

SATURDAY 6TH: FRZING RAIN TO RAIN/FOG

7TH and 8TH - RAIN/FOG - THUNDER AND WIND
POTENTIAL RAINFALL 6TH THRU 8TH: 1+ INCHES

9TH and 10TH - SNOW AND WIND

I'm finally getting some agreement on the snow forecast. Some of the "Big Dogs" in weather are starting to talk that way.............SOMETHING YOU WILL BE HEARING ALOT ABOUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS THE FLOODING ISSUES. THEY WILL BE HUGE....WE WILL HAVE HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID 40'S - NITE TIME LOWS ABOVE FREEZING - AND A REAL GOOD SHOT AT MODERATE RAINS ON THE 7TH AND 8TH......THAT SPELLS HIGH RUNOFF AND ICE JAMS...............

THERE IS GOING TO BE BIG PROBLEMS WITH TIMING AND PRCIP AMOUNTS WITH THIS FORECAST - IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHEN AND IF THE STORM DEVELOPS AT ALL, AND WHERE IT WILL GO ONCE IT DEVELOPS. THERE ARE STILL ALOT OF SPLIT THOUGHTS OUT THERE AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AT ALL. I'M FOR THE DEVELOPMENT - WINTER AIN'T OVER FOLKS........I THINK WE SHOULD ALL ENJOY THE WARMUP, BUT THE REAL DEAL WARMUP WON'T HAPPEN TIL APRIL.........

AFTER THE 13TH - MORE RAIN AND POSSIBLY SNOW!

TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY:
1985 - A massive winter storm struck the Northern Plains Region. The storm produced up to 33 inches of snow in northeastern South Dakota, at Summit and at Milbank, and also produced high winds which whipped the heavy snow into drifts twenty feet high. MN and IA reported snow totals of 10-15 inches and near blizzard conditions.