Yeah, these clouds stink. But it could be worse. Remember last year?

Historic cold was descending on the lower 48 with record cold temps across a good majority of the Midwest and Great Lakes. Valparaiso had a morning low of -19 degrees!

Look at the difference a year makes:

We’re nowhere near those numbers this year, and really haven’t been yet this winter. Signs continue to point towards a cold spell once we get into the first few days of February:

And a few storm systems are in the works for the next 7-10 days as well. We’ll chat more about those in our next update: