We are headed for a big warm up for the end of the week and the weekend. This will bring a much needed break from the frigid temperatures that we have been experiencing for the past several weeks. Temperatures could approach record levels on Sunday, allowing everyone to thaw out from the parade of winter storms that have pounded the region.

Southwesterly winds will pick up tomorrow during the morning and will start to bring temperatures up even before the sun is up. With snow on the ground over much of the area, temperatures will be hampered a little bit, but should still make it into the middle if not upper 30s. Then, it is off to the races into the weekend. Southerly winds will pump in much warmer and more moist air, which will bring temperatures into the 40s on Friday, and into the 50s, near 60 on Saturday. Early next week, another storm system will move into the Midwest, and bring us a chance of rain, even thunderstorms. The storm system will being temperatures back to seasonal levels by Tuesday or Wednesday. There is still a slight chance that there is snow on the backside of the system, so it will have to be watched closely.