The nation's weather
Weather UndergroundThe North was expected to remain snowy on Wednesday as high pressure allowed for sunny skies and mild weather in the South.
A low pressure system was expected to push northeast and away from the U.S., allowing another trough of low pressure to dip into the Great Lakes from central Canada and push cool air into the Upper Midwest. Cold and breezy weather was expected in the Dakotas and Upper Midwest with highs in the single digits and wind chills below freezing.
Up to 2 inches of snow was expected in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan, and possibly extend into the Ohio River Valley. Northern New York could see another 2 to 4 inches of heavy, wet lake-effect snow as flow from the west was expected to pick up additional moisture from the Great Lakes.
In the South, a ridge of high pressure spinning over the Gulf of Mexico was forecast to push moisture south and away from the region, bringing mostly sunny skies and dry conditions. Highs were expected to remain in the 50s in the Southern Plains and could reach into the 60s over the Southeast.
Between the systems, a small disturbance was expected to move through the Central Plains and kick up light and scattered showers that could turn to snow or sleet in some areas.
In the West, a low pressure system was forecast to advance and trigger snow over the Central Rockies. Between 2 and 4 inches of new snow in Utah was expected, while Colorado could see light snow and accumulations of near 5 inches overnight.
On Tuesday, temperatures in the Lower 48 states ranged from a low of negative 11 degrees at Park Rapids, Minn. to a high of 79 degrees at Kingsville Nas, Texas.