A mild January continues

(Map courtesy of AccuWeather)

   The mild weather continues as we head into the 2nd week of the new year. This follows a December that was well above normal.  In December temperatures averaged nearly 6 degrees above what they should have been.  Here in the early part of January our normal daytime highs should be in the lower 30s, so if you are keeping score, you can see that we are continuing above normal.
   It does look like a change in our weather pattern will occur late this coming week or over next weekend. The question remains how long the pattern will last. Will it stay for a couple of weeks or just hang on for a few days and then retreat?  It's too early to tell right now.