Winter 2023-24 will be warmest in Twin Cities recorded history

Why it matters: Lovers of a four-season climate will get only three this time.

Catch up fast: The Twin Cities broke six daily records for high temperatures over the past three months, according to FOX9's Cody Matz.

• Aside from a cold spell in mid-January and a surprise 7-inch snowfall on Valentine's Day, Old Man Winter has avoided the Twin Cities.

State of play: February's temperatures are running 13.5° above normal, which is on par with a typical March in Minnesota, National Weather Service meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein told Axios.

What we're watching: Winds from the northwest will blow in much colder air Tuesday night, and perhaps an inch or two of snow, Hasenstein added.

• But then warmer air will return, with 50s and 60s in the forecast for the weekend (including a high of 67 on Sunday).

Threat level: Don't put your shovels away just yet. Hasenstein said there are signs that the El Niño pattern that brought us warm air for months is weakening.

• "That could mean that some of these systems that may have missed us at the peak of winter might end up making it this far south ... this is Minnesota and we do see winter storms all the way through April."