Sunday brought high temperatures in the low 50s. That meant some of the snow that had fallen the yesterday when temperatures were well below freezing had a chance to melt.
Cold temperatures are back in the forecast on Monday. The National Weather Service issued a warning noting what melted today is likely to freeze overnight.
..PATCHES OF ICE PROBABLE OVERNIGHT WITH REFREEZE…
AIR TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT…CAUSING ANY SNOW AND ICE THAT MELTED TODAY TO REFREEZE ON UNTREATED SURFACES.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING THROUGH RUSH HOUR ON MONDAY…SO GIVE YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION.
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.REDUCE SPEED AND STAY ALERT FOR PATCHES OF ICE AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.
Some school divisions in the region are already planning delayed openings for Monday, Feb. 23.
It’ll be cold Monday with clouds in the morning giving way to clearing skies and a high of 28 degrees, according to the weather service. The bitter cold returns Monday night with a forecast low temperature of nine degrees.
Cold weather sticks around through Tuesday, and a relative warm up comes Wednesday with a high temperature of 41 degrees and partly sunny skies.
