Areas hard hit by the weekend snow storm will be clobbered once again tonight and tomorrow… and that won’t be the end of it.

Washington D.C., Baltimore and Atlantic City will likely see up to 18 inches of snow out of the storm tonight and tomorrow. The heavy snow will also affect southeast and eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, much of New Jersey, much of Maryland and West Virginia as well as much of Virginia.  And if that’s not enough, another storm will be possible around February 20.

Also affected by snow today – albeit lighter – Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago and Cincinnati.

The Olympics will have plenty of snow during its run. Moderate to heavy snows of at least 5 inches will come about every other day beginning Thursday. There will be rain below 4500 feet and it will be all snow above 6000 ft… with a mix in between.

The central plains states will see a drier period (not a dry period).

More snow is headed for places that need it least right now: West Virginia, Virginia, D.C., Maryland, Delaware  and New Jersey. 8 inches of snow will fall on these areas starting Tuesday and wrapping up Wednesday. Some places my pick up close to a foot.

Very cold air has settled in on the Upper Midwest and will linger into Thursday. Temperatures across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan will average 10 to 20 degrees colder than normal. Temperatures across Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin will be 5 to 15 degrees colder than normal today through Wednesday.

Heavy rain will fall on Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and northern Florida today — winding up on Saturday. Some areas will pick up 4″ of rain, but most will see 1 to 2″ — which is still plenty.

The same storm system will bring a mix of sleet and snow and freezing rain to Virgina, West Virginia, DC, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. It will be mostly snow for southeast Ohio and southern/central Pennsylvania. The heaviest snow will total 8 to 18″ with some local 24″ amounts.

Yes, the weather clears up for southern Florida and the Super Bowl. It looks like a great afternoon and evening there on Sunday.

Pockets of heavy rain and moderate mountain snow will be the story today and tomorrow for southern and central California, Nevada and northwest Arizona.

And across the southern Plains… yet another snow and ice storm will hit Kansas and Oklahoma Monday. Up to a foot of snow will fall in some areas.. and a narrow stripe of 1″ of freezing rain will be possible.

Finally, very cold air will sweep across the Great Lakes on Tuesday and spread to the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures for the major metro areas will be 10 to 20 degrees below normal.. possibly 25 below normal.. chewing off more heating fuel than normal.

A compact storm system will bring heavy rain to southern Louisiana, southern Alabama, southern Mississippi and the Florida panhandle today and tonight. Rainfall will total close to 5 or 6 inches in spots and there will be some coastal flooding from an onshore wind, too.

The heavy rain shifts across Georgia tonight with some local 4″ amounts causing flooding.

Tomorrow and Saturday, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, DC and eastern Maryland will be bailing out 5″ or more of rain. Widespread flooding will be likely and easterly winds will cause coastal flooding.

Heavy snow will fall on West Virginia, western Maryland and southern Pennsylvania Friday and Saturday with total reach 8 to 18″.

Spotty heavy rainfall of up to 2″ will cause some flooding across northern California through Friday. Snowfall above 5500 feet will reach 2 feet. Heavy snow is also likely across the mountains of Oregon and Washington with totals reaching 18 to 28″.

There was a time when politicians and so-called drought experts were predicting that much of the country was headed for a long term drought, that things were going to dry out, water supplies dwindle and crops dry up. It had to do with global warming.

Well, now its difficult to find many areas affected by drought and the forecast for the rest of the winter looks moist. The southern Plains and the southeast may actually be too wet for early planting in some places.

The more immediate problem will be 2 weeks of copious rain across the southeast. From east Texas to South Carolina rainfall will be well above normal. Coastal areas will see occasional flooding because there will be just too much rain — up to a foot across southern LA, southern MS, AL, GA and FL.

Meanwhile, the west coast will take occasional beatings, something not unusual for this time of year, as storm systems meander across the Pacific.

And, yes, there is still more very, very cold air over the Northern Hemisphere. The earliest I see a surge of spring warmth across the U.S. is early March.

The groundhog poked its head up in Pennsylvania and without a shadow -  it looks like an early spring according to lore.

Cold air is still holding firm over the Arctic region. Its covering a smaller area than it was back in November and December, but the area is still significant. The target is the Northeast U.S. where temperatures will slip 8 to 18 degrees below normal Feb 6-10 and again mid month around the 16th.

Rain will be the rule along the Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will ramp up along the coast of Texas Wednesday afternoon and continue Wednesday night. The storms will spread across southern Louisiana Wednesday night and continue Thursday – slowly creeping across southern Mississippi, southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle. The storms will cause damage from high wind – up to 80 mph – and torrential rain. Flooding will be possible in Galveston, Houston, Beaumont and Lake Charles Wednesday night. Thursday, flooding will be a significant problem for New Orleans, Biloxi and Mobile where up to 6″ of rain may fall.

This same storm system will bring a mix of rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow to Virginia, West Virginia and parts of Maryland Friday and Saturday. Up to 15″ of snow will fall on the higher terrain by Sunday afternoon.

With colder than normal sea-surface temperatures over the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic, all indications are that we will gradually ease into spring this year.

Temperatures will moderate today and tomorrow over the Northeast U.S. after several days with readings 8 to 18 degrees below normal. Temperatures will hover near normal from Pennsylvania to Maine this week.

The biggest weather event of the week will start out as just a lot of rain for Texas Tuesday night and Wednesday. Many locations will pick up 1 to 2 inches of rain before it finally wraps up Thursday morning. That same weather system will bring thunderstorms – and some of them will be severe – to Louisiana and Mississippi Thursday and Thursday night. Some locations, especially near the Gulf coast, will see up to 6 inches of rain. Some oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico may be rocked by 80 mph wind in the stronger thunderstorms.

Otherwise, blustery, moist weather will be the rule for the Pacific Northwest for the next 2 weeks as storm systems roll west to east across the Pacific.  The Olympics will get plenty of snow during it’s run.

A secondary storm track will be across the southern tier of states, bringing ample moisture to the cotton belt and the southern winter wheat regions.

Cold air is in place across the Northeast where temperatures will be 8 to 18 degs colder than normal through Monday from Philadelphia and New York City to Maine. Temperatures will moderate Tuesday and remain “near normal” through the end of next week.

Freezing rain, sleet and snow are falling across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee. The mess will gradually end from west to east.. ending in Oklahoma this afternoon and Arkansas this evening. Snow accumulations across Tennessee and Arkansas will reach 15″ in spots.  The heavy snow will fall on northwest South Carolina, most of North Carolina and the south half of Virginia tomorrow.

Isolated rain and snow showers will be the rule over northern California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho through the weekend. The weather will be quiet across the rest of the country.

The cold snap will continue for the Northeast through Monday with temperatures some 10 to 20 degrees colder than normal. Temperatures will moderate somewhat going into Tuesday and Wednesday.

Lake effect snow will continue to be an issue lee of lakes Superior, Michigan, Erie and Ontario as another 12 to 18 inches accumulate.

Freezing rain, sleet and snow will knock down power lines and cause numerous traffic accidents across Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through Friday morning.

Severe thunderstorms will break out across eastern Texas Friday and push across Louisiana and Mississippi. Damage could be extensive.

Long term – winter is not over for the West. Snow will pile up across the Rockies and Sierras – one of the snowiest winters in quite some time. This will be good news for the reservoirs.

The two big weather stories for today are the ice storm for Oklahoma and the cold wave for the Northeast.

Freezing rain, sleet and snow will fall across far northwest Texas and much of Oklahoma Thursday and Thursday night, paralyzing much of the region. Up to an inch and a half of ice will fall on some areas of central Oklahoma. Up to 12 inches of snow will fall on portions of the west and northwest side of the state. Widespread power outages are likely.  The region will warm up Friday and Saturday.

Temperatures are plummeting across the Northeast U.S. where readings will barely make it to zero for afternoon highs across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont Thursday through Sunday. Readings from Boston to New York City and Philadelphia will be warmer… in the teens and 20s.. but still below normal.

Lake effect snows of up to 40″ will be likely across western Lower Michigan, the Upper Peninsula and northern Ohio. Lake ice will limit accumulations somewhat across northwest New York where accumulations may approach 24 inches.

Ahead of the Pro Bowl, Florida will be raked by severe thunderstorms Saturday. Spotty flash flooding, wind gusts to 75 mph and isolated tornadoes will do some damage. The weather should be nice for the game on Sunday.

Except for isolated rain and snow showers, most of the western U.S. will be quiet for the next couple of days. The next onslaught of storms will begin around Feb 4.

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