Weather

The same storm that brought snow to the Mid-Atlantic and blizzard conditions to eastern New England on Tuesday will linger on Thursday over southeastern Canada. Cold air will continue to circulate around the storm, moving from Ontario and Quebec to the Great Lakes, the central Appalachians and the coastal Northeast. This will result in snow, which will range from light flurries to snow showers and heavy squalls.

After freezing temperatures to start the day, sunshine will provide a milder afternoon in the Southeast. High pressure is expected to build across the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Much of the Plains can expect a dry day, with at least partial sunshine. Clouds and showers will develop and spread north over coastal Texas.

A series of storms will continue to affect much of the West, bringing clouds, low-elevation rain and mountain snow. Most of the precipitation will remain north of Southern California and the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico. The heaviest rain and mountain snow are projected to expand from western Oregon to southwestern Washington and Northern California as the latest storm in the series arrives from the Pacific Ocean.

FOCUS: Thunderstorms In The South

A storm system arriving from the Plains on Friday will push thunderstorms across the lower Mississippi River Valley in the afternoon and evening. The storms will bring heavy rain, which may result in flash flooding as well as gusty winds and travel delays.