An Alberta Clipper continues to make its way southeastward this afternoon, across the Dakota’s and into Minnesota. This system will bring increasing light snow chances to the area this evening and overnight.

The lake band very abruptly swings north on Sunday, bringing everyone a short-lived burst of snow. Partly to mostly cloudy skies develop behind it and highs are in the upper 20s to low 30s, a very pleasant January day.

Snow tapers off on Saturday morning, but winds pick up, creating some blowing and minor drifting which will lead to tougher travel in open areas.

While Southern California continues to grapple with several devastating wildfires, a massive winter storm is bringing heavy snow and ice to millions of people across the U.S. South on Friday. The storm will continue on Saturday,

Winter Storm Cora is sweeping through the Southeast and Ohio Valley, delivering a mess of snow and some ice from Tennessee to the Carolinas and Virginia, including Charlotte and Raleigh. The wintry mess is snarling travel and in some cases icing could be heavy enough to cause power outages and tree damage.

Storm Cora is sweeping into the Southeast Friday, delivering a mess of snow and ice from Arkansas and Tennessee to the Carolinas and Virginia, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbia and Nashville. Travel will be dangerous if not impossible in some areas.