Northeast Snow showers , Great lakes snow , Arctic cold deep plung Weather info with meteorologist Steve Pellettiere

Winter storm continues across North Carolina and the southern
Mid-Atlantic through this evening ...

...Record cold temperatures will settle south toward the Gulf Coast
through the next couple of days while dangerously cold wind chills over
the northern Plains into Friday...

...Another round of mountain snow and lower elevation rain moving into the
Pacific Northwest today will spread into the northern and central Rockies
Thursday into Friday...

Moderate snowfall is ongoing this afternoon across North Carolina and the
southern Mid-Atlantic and is expected to fall though Thursday morning for
these regions, with accumulations of 6-10 inches of snow possible.
Additionally,  areas of sleet/freezing rain are also expected just to the
south of the swath of snowfall across the coastal plains of North Carolina
this afternoon into early this evening. Travel will be difficult in icy
areas and in areas of low visibility. Other winter weather concerns across
the east include a chance for light snow showers Thursday across the
Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians as an upper low moves across the area. Light
snowfall accumulations have a low probability across these regions. Lake
effect snowfall may also be ongoing, especially downwind of Lake Michigan
for tomorrow.

A cold front will sweep through Florida this afternoon and bring the
chance of showers and thunderstorms. More importantly, Florida will join
the millions of people experiencing this Arctic air outbreak. High
temperatures will drop from the 70s and 80s to the 50s and 60s and low
temperatures in the 30s as far south as Orlando by later this week. The
rest of the country should be in the peak of the Arctic air outbreak. High
temperatures will slowly modify by the end of the week, but will remain
below average with temperatures in the teens, twenties, and thirties
across the Plains, Midwest, and eastern U.S.. Wind chills will be
hazardously cold. Temperatures will feel below zero in the southern
Plains, and the northern Plains may feel as cold as -20 to -30 in the
northern Plains for at least the next day or two with the influence of the
Arctic high pressure. Be sure to dress in layers including a hat, face
mask, and gloves if you must go outside! 

Another round of unsettled weather of rain and wind is approaching the
Pacific Northwest as an area of low pressure and attendant cold front
sweep southeastward. A period of moderate to locally heavy rain near the
coast is ongoing today, and some heavy snow is expected across the
Cascades and Northern Rockies Thursday. The cold front is progged to pass
southward across the West toward the Four Corners region, but the front
will be relatively weak and temperatures should remain around 5-10 degrees
above average, as well as mostly dry, for the Southwest.