Really impressive cold....

Below is today's edition of the Carolina Weather Video....give it a look.



This blast of arctic air is very impressive. Highs today will be at least 20 degrees below normal again across most of the region, and many Piedmont spots will again fail to reach freezing. In fact, the Triad region will likely not make it out of the 20s. All of this will full sunshine today.

Lows tonight will again be in the teens. So keep those faucets dripping and the outside pipes wrapped.

Next system...

The NAM (one of the shorter-range models) continues to bounce around where the heaviest axis of precip will be with the next system late Wednesday night through Thursday. This lowers my confidence.

As it stands now, I will still mention a light wintry mix being possible across the Piedmont from very early Thursday morning until late morning or midday....any precip after that would try to fall in the form of light rain or drizzle in many places.

Will this be a huge deal? Probably not. But wherever that axis of heavier precip does impact, some accumulation is possible. Where is still the question.

Weekend system?

The potential for a storm system around Saturday is still very much on the table. However, the models continue to show a high degree of variability in their handling of this system. The GFS is still the most impressive with it while the Euro is still a little out to sea and weaker.

If the GFS is correct, parts of the region could see a rain changing to snow scenario Saturday and Saturday night. But I am far from confident at this point.