Here's What You Can Expect This Weekend

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Some of you are coming off a burst of winter weather, while others are still waiting to see if it’s ever going to show up.

Meanwhile, many places in the far north, like Minnesota, are in the midst of a historically long winter warm period.

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Or, as weather.com senior meteorologist Jon Erdman put it: “This thaw is really something.”

We sat down with Erdman and some others from our team of expert meteorologists to talk about what we’re watching in the weather as the second full week of February comes to an end.

(There’s a pretty good music recommendation in the mix, too.)

What are you keeping the closest eye on as we move into the weekend and early next week?

Erdman: Presidents Day is notorious for East Coast storms. This year, however, our concern will be in California. After one system soaks Northern California on Saturday, a more drenching scenario may arrive Sunday night and last several days into early next week. More flooding, landslides and heavy mountain snow are possible, especially in Southern California.

(MORE: Flood, Mudslide Threats Return This Weekend in California)

Linda Lam: Temperatures in the South will be a reminder that it is still winter. Lows will drop into the 20s and 30s over the holiday weekend making for chilly starts to the day. However, a warming trend will allow much milder temperatures to return by Monday afternoon, with highs in the 60s and 70s.

Some lucky people will have a long weekend thanks to George Washington’s birthday, celebrated as a holiday every year on the third Monday of February. For some, it will be perfect venturing-out weather. For others, it’s all about perspective, right?

Erdman: With baseball’s spring training getting underway, let’s give a weekend shoutout to southern Arizona. How does sunny and 75 sound? If you can’t get there this weekend, how about cranking up some Joe Nichols and looking ahead to watching Cactus League baseball.

Jonathan Belles: There will be complaints out of the Sunshine State this weekend. It looks like a washout for some across Florida, and on Sunday, temperatures will be stuck in the 50s and 60s. That’s 5 to 10 degrees below average.

(MORE: Why Is Florida So Cloudy This Year?)

Orelon Sidney: Most of that Florida weather is going to be just rain showers, but there might be enough instability for a peal of thunder here or there as an old cold front slowly works its way through the state.

We’ve got more winter whiplash in the cards, too. Where will that be the most prevalent?

Erdman: Welp, so much for a colder pattern, eh? By Sunday, highs in the 40s are possible as far north as Fargo, the Twin Cities and Detroit. And this February thaw shows no signs of letting up through the rest of the month in the nation’s mid-section. Maybe it’s April already?

(WATCH: Great Lakes Ice Cover At Historic Low)

Dina Knightly: After so much rain in the South the past few days, looking forward to drier conditions and any remaining rain pushing closer or off the Gulf coast. Everything seems so soggy outside that we need some dry days in our forecast.

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