Warmer Temps Fri-Mon Melting Snow; Cold Front Tue Ground Hog Day Snow Arctic Cold Thu-Sun

<p>Today and tomorrow A large upper-level ridge starts building out west bring northwesterly flow over the Tri-state region.  This will lead to warmer temps, especially where there is less snow along and east of highway 25. Highs reach into the 40’s and remaining in 30’s where there is snowpack to the west.  Then Sunday and Monday high-pressure closer over the area turn flow more westerly and down slope and will boost warm-up to around 50-degrees.  Lows through the period will be in the upper teens and low 20’s.  Tuesday will be a transition day with a cold front and colder air and temps back into 30’s ahead of trough and storm system on Ground Hog Day.</p>