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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 10:52:22 am CST

With the weather system later this week, we'll be paying close attention to the track of the system. The track will be a key factor in determining where the most favored area for snow will be. Most of the solutions break down into 2 scenarios: a track more to the northeast, and a track more to the east that goes across south Texas. The first track will favor snow across the Panhandles while the second track would favor snow mostly to our south. Right now we are slightly favoring the track that favors snow across the Panhandles, but we are still 4-5 days out which means details will likely change. But one detail we don't see changing is that it's going to be very cold this weekend, particularly Friday through Saturday night. Stay tuned for updates!
A strong cold front will move through on Thursday and we'll see temperatures quickly drop. Temperatures are forecast to stay below freezing for 48 to 60 hours along with lows in the single digits for some and highs in the 20s or even upper-teens.

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Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).
 

 


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