1.   But moisture gathering across south Texas will spread northeast Thursday, tempering the fledgling warm spell.

2.   Meanwhile, moderate rains will douse parts of Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas as a jet stream disturbance siphons moisture gathering over the upper Middle West.

3.   Meanwhile, moisture gathering over the southern Rockies and central Plains early Wednesday will streak toward the Ohio Valley Wednesday night.

4.   Moisture gathering near an approaching cool front will bring periods of light snow to the Upper Middle West and western Great Lakes.