You would think that after a blizzard, complete with thunder, lightning and umpteen inches of snow, Mother Nature might back off a little.

Nope.

Following a quick visit to high temperatures near 30 this weekend, we're headed back to bone-chilling cold for next week.

All of next week.

Our expected high temperature around 20 on Monday will likely be the highest reading we see until the following weekend.

Here are my forecast high temperatures for the next 10 days:

Friday, Feb. 4: Around 20
Saturday, Feb. 5: Upper 20s
Sunday, Feb. 6: Around 30
Monday, Feb. 7: Around 20
Tuesday, Feb. 8: Around 10
Wednesday, Feb. 9: Low teens
Thursday, Feb. 10: 5-10
Friday, Feb. 11: Teens
Saturday, Feb. 12: 20s
Sunday, Feb. 13: 20s

 

There's nothing terribly unusual about the scenario we're facing. It's simply one of those cases in which bitter cold air, originating near the North Pole, will make a powerful push into the northern half of the U.S.

Combine that with the fact that we have 1 to 2 feet of snow on the ground, and it means bad news for our heating bills.

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