Overview
- About 18 million people are under cold-weather alerts as temperatures tumble across the eastern U.S., with the harshest cold forecast Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Light snow spreads along the I-95 corridor Friday night into Saturday, with a dusting to 1–3 inches typical and slick travel possible during commute hours.
- Lake-effect bands continue to hammer the Great Lakes snowbelts, including more than 26 inches reported near Buffalo, with additional bursts reducing visibility.
- Forecasters are monitoring a fast coastal low Sunday that could deliver plowable snow to southeastern Massachusetts, including the Cape and Islands, depending on its exact track.
- Midwest and Ohio Valley cities face additional clipper-driven snow and reinforcing Arctic air with subzero wind chills, while freeze warnings extend through much of Florida.