Finally Friday & spring has sprung

Did you see Mars and Venus last evening? The sky was crystal clear and the crescent moon was putting on quite a show. You'll still be able to see both tonight after sunset. Venus is the bright star and Mars will be much smaller (but still very visible) below the moon. There may be some high clouds coming through at sunset, but worth taking a second look to see if you can find them.

We made it to Friday! I'm getting so much positive feedback on this mild forecast that is coming up for Kansas. The calendar (and perhaps the grass and trees) will be your only reminder of what time of year it really is. Normal high is 43/44 for the end of January, but instead, we will be 20 degrees warmer than that heading into Sunday.

When will we pay for this warm weather? It's still a little ways off. Remember back in December, we were mild all the way through Christmas Day, and then it suddenly turned cold. So that mild trend lasted just over 3 weeks, and we are only into our 2nd week now. I would expect at least another week before we start worrying about the next surge of cold air.
Have a great weekend. Enjoy the mild weather!