Saturday,  Feb. 01, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 200 • 13 of 37

Winter Storm Impacting Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast

• A winter storm in the central U.S. will continue to spread a wintry mix of precipitation through the Plains, Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast through Sunday. Heavy snow is expected from parts of the Midwest into northern New England, while freezing rain is forecast from the southern Plains, through the mid-Mississippi River Valley into central New England.
• Today: Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 15 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.

Yesterday's Weather
High: 17.9°F at 9:32 PM
Low: -13.6°F at 3:00 AM
Wind Chill: -14.5 at 9:16 PM
High Gust: 26 mph at 9:03 PM
Precip: 0.00
Snow for the season: 18.00

Record High: 58° in 1931
Record Low: -22° in 1893
Average High: 24°F
Average Low: 3°F
Average Precip in Jan.: 0.47
Precip to date in Jan.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.44
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 5:41 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:53 a.m.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 5 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.
• Monday: Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Monday Night And Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs zero to 5 above.
• Tuesday Night And Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Highs near zero.
• Wednesday Night Through Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Highs zero to 5 above.
• Friday: Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

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