Near average temperatures warm up late in week

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The sun is back and so are the more seasonable temperatures for early February. Warmer weather moves in Friday and over the weekend, but that will be accompanied by rising rain chances.

Full sunshine on this Tuesday will replace the chilly morning temperatures with a fairly comfortable afternoon. It will be 10 degrees warmer than Monday with lighter winds. Highs between 61 and 65 degrees.

Clear and chilly tonight with areas of frost early Wednesday. Lows mostly in the low to mid 30s.

Sunny with a few afternoon clouds Wednesday. Near average temperatures once again with highs in the low 60s. It will be a similar story Thursday temperature-wise as clouds increase with a partly to mostly cloudy sky.

The real warm up kicks in again Friday. 40s in the morning will top out around 70 degrees in the afternoon. There is a slight chance of rain, but most of it looks to stay just to our northwest closer to the I-20 corridor.

Rain coverage goes up Saturday, Sunday and even Monday. Waves of rain will become increasingly likely over the southeast. Highs will be in the upper 60s to near 70 with lows between 55 and 60 over the weekend. It dries out right before Valentine’s Day with a cooling trend by mid to late next week. The last two weeks of February are likely to be cooler than average overall. We’ll keep you posted.