Spring break.

Not toworry, he is only here fora short layover before hedeparts out of the areaagain.All jokes aside we saw amoderate to heavy bandof snow move inyesterday evening fromthe southern part of theBadger state and itsnowed persistently eversince into the morning.Temperatures have beenfluctuating around thefreezing mark so it is awet and heavy snow.

Youwill likely need someextra time as you headout the door thismorning.

The winds outof the northeast howlingup to 35-50 mph sure arenot helping the causeeither.

If you don't wantto shovel this snow,Mother Nature will takecare of it for you.As we go into the rest ofthe morning, the snowwill turn over to a wintrymix of sleet and freezingrain.

This may causesome slick spots onsome untreated roadshowever anything thathasn't been plowed willbe a good thing since thefreezing rain will fall onthe fresh snowfall andnot the pavement.ADVERTISINGThis afternoontemperatures will warmenough above freezingthat the precipitation willturn into rainfall as highsget into the upper 30swith strong winds out ofthe northeast at 20 to 30mph with gusts near 45mph.

Later tonight a frontwill pass through with aline of showers andthunderstorms assistingit.

Some heavydownpours as well assmall hair mayaccompany some of thestronger storms howeverno severe weather isexpected.The storm system beginsto break down Fridaywith a few light rainand/or snow showers onand off through the day.Temperatures rise intothe lower 40s with windsout of the southwestaround 15 to 25 mph withgusts near 35 mph.Saturday will be mostlycloudy with temperaturesin the lower 40s with astray shot of rainshowers, especially inthe Northwoods.Sunday starts out dry butlater in the evening, thereis the potential foranother round ofsnowfall, something thatwe will be keeping aclose eye on as we headinto it.(AD LIB)STILL AHEAD.... THEBENEFITS OFSMILING