If you love cold weather and snow, this is not the news you want to hear. However, if you're antsy for a taste of spring, then this forecast is for you.
We have a big warm-up heading our way! You may just want to hang up that heavy winter coat for now.
We are talking about temperatures 25 degrees warmer than average for this time in February. Saturday's high temperatures will be pushing 60 degrees and flirting with a record high, which is 62 degrees set back in 1976.
The rest of the weekend and next week will stay well into the 50s. Record highs during that time are in the low to mid 60s so we won't set a record, but it will be a significant thaw. Temps will not go below freezing for an entire week!
That means no ice is safe in southeast Michigan. It also may be long enough to make the bulbs in your gardens start to sprout.
Right now, it looks like a major shift in the weather pattern will push us back to more winter like weather around March 3rd or 4th. Yes, winter is not over. It has just gone on vacation for a week or two.
