Hard to imagine we had snow in the area as recent as last Friday and Saturday.  Our winter weather roller coaster ride continues this week as springlike weather moves in and sticks around! Highs will be running in the 60s and 70s while morning lows will rise above freezing. We will also have plenty of sunshine and increasing winds as well. Those winds will lead to a high fire danger as we are now below normal in precipitation for the month and the year, and with vegetation still dormant, gusty winds can help fires spread easily. All of this will lead to chances for showers and storms which will also remind us of spring. By the way, spring officially begins on March 20th.

    Here's an interesting item that I discovered, so far this month we have had more snow in the southern half of the U.S. than the northern half. Cities that are normally very snowy this time of year like Omaha, Bismark, Minneapolis, and Green Bay have had less than 2 inches this March. While cities such as Tulsa, Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis and Louisville have had anywhere from 2 inches to 11 inches of snow!

    March is our wildest month when it comes to rain, sleet, ice and snow, so don't put away those snow shovels just yet!