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High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

High pressure will start building in overnight and cause clouds to decrease.  This decrease in cloud cover, along with the colder air from yesterday's cold front, will cause temperatures to drop below freezing tonight.  Almost the entire forecast area will wake up to temperatures below 32F.  However, a quick warm-up is in store with high temperatures rebounding to the 60s for a lot of valleys. The weather looks fairly benign through much of the week with the next chance for any significant precipitation on Thursday.