Although there will be a warming trend starting in a few days, before the US gets to that it has to get past the arctic chill that is gripping the Eastern half of the nation. Freezing weather is predicted all the way down to South Florida.
The Eastern Seaboard has joined the rest of the eastern half of the nation under a frigid dome of arctic air. Biting winds will result in even colder RealFeel® temperatures, which has prompted the issuance of Wind Chill Advisories.
The East Regional News story reports highs today across the Northeast will be at least 10 degrees colder than Tuesday's highs. The blustery winds today will produce heavy lake-effect snow in the snow belt areas to the lee of the Great Lakes.
The Winter Weather Center reports the heaviest snow will fall to the lee of Lake Michigan, with over 6 inches forecast today. Other snow belt areas could receive 3 to 6 inches, while lesser amounts will fall along the spine of the Appalachians as far south as the northern mountains.
The Severe Weather Center lists the numerous snow-related warnings and advisories. Motorists should be alert for snow covered roads and snow squalls that could rapidly reduce visibility.
The lake-effect snow will pile on top of snow that has fallen since New Year's Eve. The combination of the storm system currently impacting Atlantic Canada and lake-effect snow dumped nearly 20 inches of snow in Elkhart, Ind. South Bend, Ind., has already received 12.5 inches, with an additional 3 to 6 inches forecast to fall today.
Heavy snow on Tuesday spread across New England and New York for the second straight day.
The jet stream is swooping all the way down to Florida right now, and the bitter cold is following right along with it. (The graphic they have shows just how big a loop is hanging across the country right now.) I'm glad I don't live in the lake-effect snowbelts this year. It is shaping up to be a really bad year for that phenomenon.
-5 in south central Nebraska early this a.m. but it is supposed to hit 50 by the weekend. We need the respite.
Yes, the midwest should warm up a bit as the next storm arrives on the West coast. It has been a chilly winter here in California. The weather man said my county could get up to 5 inches of rain out of this next storm system so it is going to be a wet one. The lake Tahoe area will probably get some 4 to 6 feet of snow out of it.
My wife has a cute saying that I’m going to prompt her to say tonight.
I’ll ask what is the temperature and she will say its “OOO” meaning its zero F which it is right now. Its good for a laugh.