The weather story this week centers around two major events. In the Pacific Northwest, a powerful atmospheric river is flooding the region with several days of heavy rain, gusty winds, and mountain snow. Meanwhile, a series of clipper systems are spreading snow and biting cold from the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes and Northeast. Arctic air follows behind, dropping temperatures sharply and triggering hazardous flash freeze conditions. In contrast, the Southwest and Deep South stay mild and dry.
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January is closing out with no shortage of winter weather. Frigid temperatures will dominate the eastern U.S. for the rest of the week as another round of arctic air spills southward starting Friday. The cold could break more records as far south as Florida. Meanwhile, forecasters are closely tracking a potentially significant East Coast winter storm this weekend that could bring heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding from the Carolinas to New England. Out West, a soggy pattern continues in the Pacific Northwest, with rounds of rain and mountain snow.