Northeast Snow showers , Great lakes snow , Arctic cold deep plung Weather info with meteorologist Steve Pellettiere

Winter storm continues across North Carolina and the southernMid-Atlantic through this evening ......Record cold temperatures will settle south toward the Gulf Coastthrough the next couple of days while dangerously cold wind chills overthe northern Plains into Friday......Another round of mountain snow and lower elevation rain moving into thePacific Northwest today will spread into the northern and central RockiesThursday into Friday...Moderate snowfall is ongoing this afternoon across North Carolina and thesouthern Mid-Atlantic and is expected to fall though Thursday morning forthese regions, with accumulations of 6-10 inches of snow possible.Additionally,  areas of sleet/freezing rain are also expected just to thesouth of the swath of snowfall across the coastal plains of North Carolinathis afternoon into early this evening. Travel will be difficult in icyareas and in areas of low visibility. Other winter weather concerns acrossthe east include a chance for light snow showers Thursday across theMid-Atlantic and Appalachians as an upper low moves across the area. Lightsnowfall accumulations have a low probability across these regions. Lakeeffect snowfall may also be ongoing, especially downwind of Lake Michiganfor tomorrow.A cold front will sweep through Florida this afternoon and bring thechance of showers and thunderstorms. More importantly, Florida will jointhe millions of people experiencing this Arctic air outbreak. Hightemperatures will drop from the 70s and 80s to the 50s and 60s and lowtemperatures in the 30s as far south as Orlando by later this week. Therest of the country should be in the peak of the Arctic air outbreak. Hightemperatures will slowly modify by the end of the week, but will remainbelow average with temperatures in the teens, twenties, and thirtiesacross the Plains, Midwest, and eastern U.S.. Wind chills will behazardously cold. Temperatures will feel below zero in the southernPlains, and the northern Plains may feel as cold as -20 to -30 in thenorthern Plains for at least the next day or two with the influence of theArctic high pressure. Be sure to dress in layers including a hat, facemask, and gloves if you must go outside! Another round of unsettled weather of rain and wind is approaching thePacific Northwest as an area of low pressure and attendant cold frontsweep southeastward. A period of moderate to locally heavy rain near thecoast is ongoing today, and some heavy snow is expected across theCascades and Northern Rockies Thursday. The cold front is progged to passsouthward across the West toward the Four Corners region, but the frontwill be relatively weak and temperatures should remain around 5-10 degreesabove average, as well as mostly dry, for the Southwest.