Tuesday will bring another mild day with a mix of clouds and sun. Snow showers will be possible north Tuesday night and nearly statewide late Wednesday into Thursday.
The 50th annual American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race in northwestern Wisconsin will take place later this month, but racers will compete over shorter loops of artificial snow.
Temperatures will be well above normal for the early and middle part of the week. Snow showers are possible late Wednesday into early Thursday with colder air behind it, at least briefly.
Above-normal temperatures continue for the first half of the week. Snow showers develop Wednesday into Thursday followed by below normal temperatures for a change.
The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.
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