The Western US has enjoyed bright, sunny days this past weekend following a wild and wet first 20 days of January. This high pressure respite is about to end as a 200+ mph Pacific jet is about to drive more storms across California and the West.

An additional 2-4ft expected in the already buried High Sierra around Tahoe.

Meanwhile further east, an Alberta clipper is sweeping over the Great Lakes and Northeast bringing a spell of moderate to at times heavy snow with upwards of 1-2ft in the favoured high terrain of northern Pennsylvania, New York and New England with a few inches possible into New York City. Behind it, arctic air moves in.

A snowy, wet morning in Times Square.

Around an inch expected in the city.

The GFS takes the 510 thickness down near NYC Saturday morning. With snow cover, we could see low teens, without, perhaps 18-20F.

In the wake of the clipper, it turns cold with dry, arctic air crossing the fresh snow cover.

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