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Weekend Weather Outlook

January 21, 2022
By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Andrew Rosenthal
Relatively quiet weather is expected across the U.S. this weekend, aside from a few trouble spots around the edges.
 
Saturday
 
A crippling winter storm will move away from the Carolinas, allowing for high pressure to build into the Southeast and assist the cleanup effort. However, a few showers and thunderstorms are still possible across Florida.
 
A pair of disturbances will make their way into the northern Plains and Great Lakes, bringing waves of snowfall from the Dakotas to Michigan. Most areas will just see a few inches of snow, but a few unlucky spots could total as much as 6 to 12 inches of the white stuff.
 
A strong Santa Ana pattern will remain in place across southern California on Saturday, bringing gusty winds. Mountain locales could see gusts as high as 60 to 70 mph during the morning, while the valleys of the Southland will still have gusts of 25 to 35 mph.
 
Otherwise, high pressure will remain control of the weather from the Great Basin to the central Plains and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
 
The big weather story, at least in the East, will be the cold. Temperatures will struggle to reach the zero-degree mark across the northern Plains, with teens and 20s stretching into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Helped by the fresh snowpack, highs will only reach the 30s from Missouri to the Carolinas. Warmer weather is expected for the West, with plenty of 50s and 60s from Texas to Wyoming and from California and Arizona into western Washington.
 
Sunday
 
A reinforcing cold front will make its way into the East, bringing another round of snow from the upper Ohio Valley into New England. The heaviest accumulations will be found downwind of the Great Lakes, where several inches of fresh powder are possible. Likewise, the wintry blast will continue to be felt across the Dakotas, as yet another disturbance unleashes light to moderate snowfall.
 
Across the southern tier, a few showers will accompany a disturbance moving through the southern Rockies, but otherwise, generally fair weather can be expected thanks to high pressure stretching from coast to coast.
 
The high pressure producing the sunshine will also mean more of the same as far as temperatures, however. Highs will only reach the single digits and teens from Minnesota to northern New England, with plenty of 20s and 30s from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic. Some temperature recovery is expected into the Southeast, as highs move into the 40s and 50s, with 60s in Florida. Meanwhile, the West remains mild with plenty of 50s and 60s from the Rockies westward, and 30s and 40s confined to higher elevations.