CLEARING AND WARM WEEKEND

Cloudy skies remain in place this morning, but as high pressure moves in skies will clear through the day. Because we are starting with temps so mild and with the bit of sunshine this afternoon, temperatures should reach near 50. This high pressure will push across the area Saturday, bringing us sunny skies with temps in the low 50's. Our next low pressure system will be moving in through the day Sunday. This will bring in mostly cloudy skies and a chance for some showers in the evening and overnight. This system will slowly push across through the day Monday. This means heavier showers through the day Monday. The cold front with this system looks to be much stronger, bringing in very cold air behind it. This front will push through late Monday changing rain to snow. Temps then look to stay cooler through next week with highs in the 30's.

For the latest county by county radar information for our area, have a look at My Local Titan, available on our webchannel, WSAW.com...this is an exclusive feature of NewsChannel 7!

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Meteorologist Lee Ann Okuly
lokuly@wsaw.com

UPDATED WEATHER RECORDS AND PRECIPITATION FOR THE AREA

-Check the "Wausau Weather Records" link on our webchannel
wsaw.com/weather for updated monthly and annual precipitation and
temperatures for Wausau, with references for locating similar information for other cities in our area. As you will see, Wausau (and most of the rest of central and northern Wisconsin) has been experiencing below average precipitation for quite a while.

The National Weather Service monitors drought conditions across the U.S. You can access this information from the following web sites:

U.S. Drought Monitor
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
or
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/index.html

NOAA also has a drought monitoring page at...
http://www.drought.noaa.gov

Information on rivers through the U.S. Geological Survey can be found at...
http://water.usgs.gov
or through the Army Corps of Engineers at...
http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil