Saturday,  Feb. 23, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 222 • 14 of 49

Another blast of cold air is expected in the central and eastern U.S. for the upcoming week
• After a mild and pleasant weekend for many, winter will make a harsh return to much of the central and eastern United States. Frigid air will first impact the northern Plains on Monday before diving south and east throughout the week. By Wednesday, most of the Great Lakes will have single digit high temperatures and parts of the Tennessee Valley will struggle to rise above freezing.
Rest Of Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around

Yesterday's Weather
High: 18.9°F at 4:00 PM
Low: 2.7°F at 6:50 AM
Wind Chill:
High Gust: 24 mph at 2:01 PM
Precip: 0.00 
Snow for the season: 19.00

Record High: 60° in 1976
Record Low: -25° in 1910
Average High: 31°F
Average Low: 11°F
Average Precip in Feb.: 0.40
Precip to date in Feb.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.87
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 6:12 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:21 a.m.

5 below. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
Monday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow in the morning... Then light snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs 5 to 10 above. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.
Tuesday Night Through Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 10 below. Highs 15 to 20.
Thursday: Colder. Mostly sunny. Highs near zero.
Thursday Night And Friday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Highs 5 to 10 above.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows around 10 below.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Highs zero to 5 above.

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