Today: Sunny skies. Not as cold. Highs 46-52. Wind light and variable.

Tonight: Mostly clear. One more freeze. Lows 21-27. Light wind.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Warmer. A seasonable afternoon. Highs 57-63. Southeast wind near 5 mph.

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A record low was set this morning at 17 degrees. Feeling like January! The old record was 19 set in 1965.

A warming trend begins today under mostly sunny skies. Highs will still be chilly (near 50 in the Tri-Cities). Spring officially begins today at 5:24 pm.

The air will be very dry today, tonight and Tuesday (dewpoints mainly in the teens). One more freeze is expected tonight (lows in the lower to middle 20s most areas). Temperatures are expected to remain above freezing Tuesday afternoon through the weekend.

Spring-like temperatures will return later in the week with highs in the 60s Tuesday and 70s Thursday and Friday!

Scattered, light showers are likely Wednesday. Rainfall totals are expected to be around a 0.10” or less most areas.

Breezy, dry and much warmer Thursday. Highs soaring into the 70s!

Breezy and warm again Friday with rain and scattered thunderstorms developing after noon (perhaps late in the day or evening).

Showers are expected to continue into Saturday morning, ending midday. Breezy and cooler Saturday (but closer to normal). Partly cloudy and seasonable Sunday.

The normal high for this time of year in the Tri-Cities is 61. The normal low is 36.

-- Meteorologist David Boyd
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