Sunday, December 7, 2014

A Little Ice, Then A Warm-Up

How does 50-degree weather sound for the middle of December?

We could get there -- potentially for 3 straight days next Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- but we'll have to get through a slow Monday morning commute first.

A weak cold front from the west will go through Wisconsin tonight, bringing a mixed bag of precipitation as temperatures fall just below freezing.  Sleet, snow and light freezing rain are all possible, starting around midnight tonight and going through the morning hours.  A few more flurries behind the system will make Monday feel wintry.

If you get up and see snow on the ground tomorrow morning, test your driveway to see if there's a layer of ice underneath.  Just use a broom to sweep away an area of snow (away from the house) to see if ice lurks beneath.  If you're on Twitter, follow @MadisonTraffic to see what's going on on the roads.

After Monday, the warm-up begins.  Temps will slowly increase throughout the week.  Currently, it looks like sun and a southerly breeze will allow highs to reach into the 50s all weekend, before a new front brings rain late Sunday.  Last December, highs were 24, 23 and 20 for the second weekend of the month.


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