If you were hoping these bitter cold temperatures would be short-lived, it doesn't appear that is going to be the case.

On the WHOW Morning Show Monday, Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln told Regional Radio these cold temperatures may very well last into early February before we start to see things change.

According to Shimon, in the last week or two, things have changed that cold is creeping farther south than before. He says the low pressure is going to give us cold air into at least the first of February.

Shimon indicates the Climate Prediction Center is holding to its prediction for above normal temperatures and rainfall heading into later February and March. That will be updated to though at some point next week.