It will look more like Seattle here over the next few days as the clouds will be hanging around. The chance for rain will also be on the increase over the next couple of days.
A system will form near the Texas coast and deepen as it slides east toward the pan handle of Florida. As it moves closer to the area, the chance of showers will increase, right now best chance for the precip will be Thursday. The temps will be warm enough to support all rain. Up to an inch of rain is possible at this time. The computer models differ on the timing of system. While most agree on the rain over the area on Thursday, some have it clearing the area Thursday evening, and others keep the moisture around through Friday morning. We will fine tune that as we get closer to the event.

Temperatures are expected to remain below average thanks to the clouds and rain chances.

Cold temps are gripping the Northern Plains to the East Coast, meanwhile Alaska is warm, and that could cause problems for their most popular winter sporting event.

The Iditarod Sled Dog Race is set to begin March 1, 2014, however, due to the milder-than-normal weather that has depleted snowpack this winter, mushers may encounter some setbacks.

As nearly 70 mushers get ready to make the 1,000-mile, multiple-day journey from Willow to Nome, the weather does not seem like it is going to cooperate this year but not because of its normal severity. Typically, the troublesome weather conditions that the race faces include winter storms, blizzards, high winds and subzero temperatures. This year is the opposite!

Rain and snow observations are about to become more sophisticated thanks to a new satellite that will be cruising 253 miles above Earth.