Temperatures Forecast To Soar Across the Central States This Weekend

It has been a tale of two halves of the country so far this winter. In the West, temperatures have been extremely warm, while the East feels the repetitive shots of cold air, fresh from the Canadian Arctic. Now, as our pattern begins to shift, many people will feel the shift from bitterly cold temperatures to a more spring-like feel.

Upper-level high pressure will strengthen and build northward as we wrap up the week. This will begin to shove the arctic air back to the north and allow a significant warm-up from the Gulf to the Canadian border.

Cities such as Sioux Falls and Minneapolis, which have been feeling temperatures well below 0° at times this year, will suddenly feel temperatures that are more typical of April.

With daytime highs that will push 30° above-average, record highs will be possible from Friday through Monday.

The southern Plains will also be feeling the anomalous warmth, helping to increase the severe weather threat there over the next couple of days. Confidence is very high in spring-like warmth sticking around as we head deeper into February. The chance for thunderstorms in a more spring-like pattern will continue along with it!