It gets a little warmer, but it doesn’t get warm. And it is a slow process.

In the short term, bundle up Wednesday for cold wind chills despite some sunshine.

Temperatures over the next few days will slow edge upward, but only by a few degrees each day.

Highs will be mainly low teens in the lower elevations Wednesday, mainly upper teens on Thursday, with a few more 20s by Friday afternoon.

Lows will still slip below zero through Friday morning.

The mountains and possibly the neighboring foothills will pick up a little snow form a series of disturbances. For the lower elevations, those disturbances will mean breezy periods and clouds and come and go.

Billings forecast:

Wednesday…Mostly sunny with a high of about 17. Southerly wind 5-15 mph.

Wednesday night…Mostly clear, and near -2 for the low.

Thursday…Mostly sunny and around 20 for the high. Morning wind chill around -15.