Cool and wet for Easter Weekend

After a quick reprieve from the unsettled and cool weather today, temperatures are set to dive once more as we head into the weekend. Forecast highs for both Saturday and Sunday are in the low 50s, with a 50% chance of rain and snow. Temperatures will flirt with the freezing mark during the overnight hours, thus a change to all snow periodically is not out of the question. I expect little to no accumulation with warm ground temps and mixed rain. In the mountains, on the other hand, a winter storm warning has been issued where up to 20 inches of snow has been forecast for some locations.

As we move into next week temperatures will remain cool. It looks like a good warm up will not take effect until the second part of the week, with cool air and scattered showers continuing to dominate the forecast Monday through Wednesday.