Warming trend ahead

Area roads could start impersonating rivers when temperatures increase next week.

Press Meteorologist Randy Mann said Thursday although temperatures will briefly go down this weekend, a warming pattern will arrive by Valentine’s Day. That pattern could bring temperatures as high as 50 degrees.

“With this type of pattern, you’re going to get a gradual to steady melt. It’s going to be creating a few problems here and there,” Mann said. “To really get the nasty flooding, there needs to be strong winds and rain on top of the accumulated snow. But we don’t see that coming”/ Keith Cousins , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .