Winter Weather Alert: Which states can expect more snow and freezing temperatures this weekend?
Freezing temperatures and extreme weather will continue to affect large parts of the country. These states will experience icy conditions this weekend.
Extreme weather will continue to batter a big part of the US this weekend. The upcoming arctic blast is expected to extend from the central to eastern US.
Although not as frigid as the recent surge of arctic air that set many records in the Plains and lower Mississippi Valley last week, the upcoming arctic blast will bring sub-zero temperatures to areas as far south as Missouri and Kansas by Saturday morning.
Wind chill temperatures are expected to drop as low as -20 to -30 and will be widespread through Sunday morning.
An area of low pressure will result in accumulating snowfall from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic, while the Great Lakes region will experience continued heavy lake effect snow, according to the National Weather Service.
There is a forecast of a minimum of three inches of snowfall in states ranging from Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin to New York, New Jersey, and New England over the weekend.
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Higher temperatures and possible flash flooding
While the central to eastern parts of the US will be under the influence of significantly colder-than-average arctic air, western portions of the country spanning from the Rockies to the West Coast are anticipated to experience temperatures that are higher than usual in the coming days.
The Pacific Northwest has been experiencing freezing rain and substantial snowfall in mountainous areas, and this is expected to persist through the weekend. The Cascades and Lower Columbia Basin are expected to receive the most significant snowfall, with a possible accumulation of a quarter-to-half an inch of ice by Saturday morning.
Rain along the Oregon and Washington coastlines might result in flash floods due to the already saturated ground.
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California braces for heavy rain
The next in a sequence of recent storms originating from the Pacific is also set to introduce substantial precipitation across extensive areas of California with heavy snow along the Sierra Nevada. This rain is expected to persist through the weekend and into early next week.
For the latest updates, you can check the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center which has a live map of their graphical forecast to see the severity of the climate for each state.