St. Patrick’s Day 2024 will break our extended above average streak

  St. Patrick’s Day 2024 will break our extended above average streak KTIV, SIOUX CITY - The last time the high temperature was below average was on February 28 at 33 degrees. The next seventeen days have had temperatures that are above average, sometimes much over average. Today's highs barely reach 40 degrees, ending the streak. And this morning is getting off to a frigid start. When you take into account the winds, the temperatures are in the mid- to upper-20s, but the area-wide wind chill is in the teens. Your high for the day will probably be around 10 degrees higher than where you are now. We're going to be cold this afternoon for two reasons. First of all, clouds are approaching, even if the rest of the day will be generally sunny. It will cause us to warm more slowly. Second, since no warm air is being pumped in by northwesterly winds, our warming will also be limited. In relation to cloud cover, we have already witnessed some flurries this morning, and more are predic...