Warmup Next week but possible Rainstorm and another Cold shot by Next weekend.

Well the cold came as advertised. Temps dropped to around freezing in the Northern and Western suburbs. I had to actually scrape ice of my car today. Tonight will be even colder than last night although we should start seeing a slight moderation by later on this weekend. We actually didnt even come close to getting the full brunt of the cold air as the actual storm cut towards Canada. Parts of the Upper Midwest got tatooed with snow and many records were set for snowfall in towns like Chicago,Detroit and Buffalo. As a matter of fact, Buffalo got 8 inches of snow and some of its suburbs got up to 2 Feet!

Next week, temps should rebound and be at normal or slightly above normal as trough sets up in the west and a Ridge in the setup near the Gulf of Mexico keeps us mild This is a great pattern for getting snowcover in Canada which plays an important role in the winter. However by next weekend, another storm will come through dropping more snow in the upper Midwest/Lakes area and ushering below normal cold air. The last week of October will feel like the last week of November with below average temps.