Well, the big news is the cold. It didn't snow much, but the Arctic air is definitely here. This little cold snap is notable for a couple of reasons.

First, it's just, well, extremely cold. At 3pm the Central Park temperature was 17. Anytime you have a midday temperature below 20, that's frigid for around here. Last winter, the lowest maximum was 15, although that was after a low of 1. This time, the center of the cold air mass is passing through the area during the day, so we started around 10 and only went up a little.

Of course, it could be worse. In Burlington, VT it's -7. Montreal started the day at -13. Then it fell to -15, where it stayed through 2pm. Now it's back up to -13. These are unbelievable daytime temperatures even for southern Quebec.

Second, a heat wave quickly follows this Arctic blast. The cold air leaves tomorrow morning and we have a major warmup in store for midweek. By Wednesday, highs could be in the lower 50s. That will feel tropical compared to the coldest air around here in 11 months.