Good Wednesday, everyone. Old Man Winter is about to flex some muscle and totally take control of the weather pattern for the rest of the month and into February. This threatens to take much of the country into a harsh period that features a lot of cold and plenty of snow chances.

The first shot of cold worked across the state last night and is producing snow showers and flurries today. Highs will top out in the mid and upper 20s for many today. Gusty winds will make it feel like its in the teens at times.

The next clipper zooms in here late Thursday into Friday. This is a more dynamic system that will have a better shot at putting down snow across the region…

GFS Yet another clipper tries to swing in during the weekend and takes a track right on top of us….

GFS 2

Between the late week and weekend system… I can see several areas picking up on a few inches of snow.

The main winter action arrives as we go into next week and beyond. I’ve yapped about this setup for a while now and the models are going wild with it. Watch how the GFS Ensembles grow colder in the coming days…

GFS 3 Those are temperature departures in Celsius. That’s some serious cold engulfing much of the country.

The European Ensembles for the last week of the month are also off the charts cold…

EuroCheck out how far south that cold gets. Hello, Cuba!

Extreme winter weather is a good possibility for the end of the month into the first half of February.

Have a great day and take care.