An active pattern to continue

A major winter storm will continue to affect most areas from the Plains to the East Coast. For the remainder of Friday, generally light snow will fall across the northern Plains and much of the Midwest. Farther east, heavy snow will develop across the Mid-Atlantic States, while freezing rain will glaze the southern Appalachians and adjacent foothills. Meanwhile, locally heavy rain will soak the Southeast.

During the weekend, cold, dry weather will overspread the eastern one-third of the U.S., although snow will linger through Saturday in the Mid-Atlantic States. In fact, cold air will encompass most of the U.S., although freezes are not expected in winter agricultural areas of the Deep South.

By early next week, a new storm will take shape over the nation’s midsection, resulting in a new round of snow across parts of the Plains on February 7-8, the Midwest on February 8-9, and the Northeast on February 9-10.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for below-normal temperatures from the eastern Rockies to the East Coast, with warmer-than-normal weather confined to areas near the northern Pacific Coast. Meanwhile, above-normal precipitation from California to the lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast States will contrast with drier-than-normal conditions across much of the northern half of the U.S.

An active pattern across the southern U.S.

An active weather pattern will continue into early next week across the South and East. The first of two significant weather systems will affect the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic States through early Wednesday. Frozen precipitation will cause travel disruptions from the central and southern Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain.

During the mid- to late-week period, a stronger storm will develop across the southwestern and south-central U.S. Rainfall could reach 2 to 5 inches across the South, while frozen precipitation may affect a broad area stretching from the Southwest to the Mid-Atlantic States.

Elsewhere, significant precipitation will be confined to the West Coast States, where 5-day totals could reach 1 to 3 inches.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for below-normal temperatures across southern portions of the Rockies and Plains and the eastern one-third of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will be limited to the northern High Plains and the Northwest. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions in California and the south-central U.S. will contrast with below-normal precipitation in the Northwest and from the Midwest into the Northeast.

An active pattern across southern U.S.

Showers will develop across the Southeast Monday and Tuesday, while light snow will spread from the Midwest into the Northeast. Meanwhile, generally light precipitation will continue along and near the Pacific Coast.

By mid-week, a significant winter storm will begin to take shape over the southwestern and south-central U.S. Late in the week, heavy rain will return to the Southeast, while snow may develop across the central and southern Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic States.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for colder-than-normal weather across the southern two-thirds of the U.S., while near-normal temperatures will prevail across the nation’s northern tier. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation from the Pacific Northwest into the Midwest will contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions will from California into the Southeast and in the Atlantic coastal plain.