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DESPITE ALL THAT...

Despite the snow that's fallen recently, it's still been a tough year for the white gold. Over the last week, there was just a bit of snow in the region:

That has added slightly to our seasonal totals. But we're still running well below normal for snow this winter:

The Quad Cities is sitting at the 10th least snowy winter to-date. The least snowy winter since 2003!

The snow total of 3.6", is a whopping 16.7" below normal for this point in the season.

In Cedar Rapids, the most recent snow has taken us just out of the top 20 least snowy winters:

7.6" is still nearly a foot below normal for this point in the season. Also, it's the least snowy since 2013.

Mild, quiet conditions will be in place to start the new week. A storm will move through the region on Friday, but there continues to be differences on precipitation types.

The Euro remains with all rain:

The GFS starts with rain, eventually transitioning to some light snow:

The pattern does seem to turn more active in the region heading into February. It's hard to say if it will be more rain or more wintry precipitation, but time will tell. The Climate Prediction Center show a trend towards above normal precipitation.

At least for now, it's up, up, and away on temperatures the next 7 days. Enjoy the thaw...

Meteorologist Rebecca Kopelman.