Snow is Piling Up

Officially, eight inches of snow is on the ground in the Quad Cities.  And, with our winter total standing at 42.7", the snow is piling up.

As of Friday morning, 67.4% of the country is covered in snow.  One month ago, it was only at 48.1%.

Above is the snow depth plot this morning across the Midwest and the one below is of the country.

As for temperatures, this winter we're running 10.5° below average. 

While December was 6.1° below average, January was even colder at 7.8° below average.  However, those are not even in the ball park for February.  After the first six days this month, the average temperature is only 6.2°, which is 17.7° below average!

More bitter cold is coming in early next week before a warming trend by the middle and end of next week.  However, if this 8-14 day temperature forecast is correct, the warmer readings may not last long.

CBS4 Meteorologist Anthony Peoples