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February 3, 2012 Updated 7:10 PM

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It required some patience, but we finally saw at least a little sunshine before the work week concluded. More is in the forecast this weekend.. making for a "super" Super Bowl Sunday, weather-wise. High pressure, both at the surface and aloft, covers the Upper Midwest. This will block a winter storm to the south, which will continue to dump a heavy, wet snow on parts of the Cornbelt over the next 24 hours. The northern extent of the precipitation shield will come into Iowa, before a shift to the east commences on Saturday. This will leave us with just some high clouds from this system as we start the weekend. As the storm shifts further away on Sunday, more sunshine is likely, with a continuation of some really mild, winter weather, and with highs around 40 degrees, I can almost smell some of the grilled food that is destined to be a part of many folks Sunday activities.

The pattern won't change much until next week, when we have a few shots of colder air arriving from the north. The first will come in for Tuesday, with another push sometime around Thursday. The associated cold fronts will have minimal moisture, so other than maybe a few flurries, they will pass through dry, with no other weather systems on the maps for a while.

Have a "super" weekend.. and GO PATRIOTS!

TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Patchy fog.

Low: 18
Wind: Near calm



SATURDAY
Sunshine and clouds.
Mild.

High: 39
Wind: N 5 mph


SAT NIGHT
Mostly clear.


Low: 20
Wind: N/NW 5 mph


SUNDAY
Lots of sunshine.
Continued mild.

High: 40
Wind: WSW 5-10 mph




Almanac For: February 4th
Normal Low: 7
Normal High: 26
Record Low: -30
Year: 1895
Record High: 51
Year: 2005
Sunrise: 7:22 AM
Sunset: 5:18 PM
Today's Precip: None
February Precip: 0.00", -0.08"
2012 Precip: 0.56", -0.41"
2011/2012 Snowfall: 15.9", -14.1"






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