Fresh off the recent pounding from Winter Storms Cleon and Dion, another round of nasty winter weather is set to spread through the eastern third of the nation.
Through Thursday, localized areas of lake-effect snow could pile up more than 2 feet in western New York. After that, a new storm system will develop in the Midwest on Friday and head for theNortheast this weekend with more snow and some ice.
Here's breakdown of what's expected as we head into the weekend.
Friday: Wintry Mix Begins
Friday's Forecast
As the day progresses, precipitation will be on the increase as the new storm system begins to gather moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
A mixed bag of precipitation — including freezingrain, sleet and snow — will begin to spread from northern Oklahoma and eastern Kansas into northern Arkansas, Missouri and western Illinois. Places like Kansas City, St. Louis, andFayetteville, Ark. can expect to get some of the wintry precipitation.
Temperatures on the southern end of the wintry weather zone from northern Oklahoma to northern Arkansas and southern Missouri may warm above freezing during the day on Friday, changing any of the frozen precipitation to rain.
Through the overnight hours, the wintry mix will continue to push northeast, spreading over the rest of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
Saturday - Sunday: Winter Storm Spreads from Ohio Valley to Northeast
Saturday's Forecast
Sunday's Forecast
Saturday morning, snow will be ongoing between the southern Great Lakes and the Ohio River, from central and northern Illinois to central Ohio. A narrow band of snow, sleet and freezing rain will be located from near the Ohio River into the central Appalachians. This will make travel treacherous on portions of I-70, I-64, I-80, I-57, I-65, I-75 and I-77.
Snow is likely to spread into portions of the Northeast throughout the day and into the evening hours on Saturday, including New York City,Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. It's possible these locations could change to a wintry mix or rain depending on the track of the storm system.
Farther south in Washington, D.C., mixed precipitation is more likely. The good news is that D.C. and points south will be above freezing and impacts should be much less.
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/another-round-snow-and-ice-through-weekend-20131210
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