Prepare for the joyous news! The arrival of warmer weather is imminent. After enduring a significant snowstorm and treacherous freeze that blanketed parts of the United States in ice and snow, the vice-like grip of winter is finally beginning to loosen its hold. Friday marks the culmination of frigid mornings characterized by record-low temperatures and afternoons with highs 15 to 30 degrees below the usual average.
According to the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center, Friday night is anticipated to bring bitterly cold conditions to much of the central and eastern regions of the country. More than 70 million individuals spanning from the central Plains to Central Florida remain under cold weather advisories as the frosty spell persists.
A much-anticipated warm spell is poised to take hold over the upcoming weekend and extend into the following week. As the weekend progresses, the Chicago area is set to experience a gradual climb in temperatures, with readings in the low 30s on Friday escalating to the mid-to-upper 40s by Monday and Tuesday. Similarly, Dallas will witness temperatures in the upper 30s on Friday before soaring into the 70s by the onset of the new week.
Conversely, along the Gulf Coast, a bout of wet weather is forecasted to dampen spirits during the weekend. Saturday will witness rain impacting southeastern Texas through to southern Louisiana, while Sunday will bring further showers to Louisiana with the potential for scattered rainfall across southern Mississippi and southern Alabama.
