That was close
The forecast for last night included the possibility of rain changing to freezing rain or drizzle. With the ground still warm thanks to the high temperature yesterday of 53°F at the Cape Girardeau Airport, I wasn't expecting much.
We didn't get much frozen stuff, as it turns out, but it was awfully close. The low temperature was 33°F at the airport, and it dipped ever-so-slightly below freezing to the north of town. I spotted a nice glaze of ice on some elevated surfaces, but the ground was just wet.
This is what makes forecasting winter weather so difficult. If the cold air had invaded a few more miles to the south, the temperature would have dropped another degree or two, turning ordinary rain into an icy mess. To update the old saying, Football is a game of inches -- and so is the weather.
The next chance of rain comes Sunday night into Tuesday, but with highs forecasted in the mid-50s, the chance for any white stuff is pretty low.
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