On Saturday, a winter storm that dumped snow and ice on portions of the South and East Coast will continue to move offshore.
There are still some winter alerts in place for the middle Appalachians, and into Saturday afternoon, sporadic snow showers are still occurring in certain areas of northern New England. In some areas, another coating of snow of up to 2 inches is expected.
On Saturday night and Sunday, a clipper system will move across the Great Lakes, bringing sporadic snow showers to parts of North Dakota and South Dakota as well as Michigan. The Upper Midwest could see up to 3 inches of dusting from the system, with some areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula seeing more over 5 inches.
A few developing pockets of flurries to light showers are anticipated throughout the day, according to the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, National Weather Service. The weather office warned that while accumulations would be generally light, there could be brief drops in visibility during the early afternoon.
The maximum temperature in the South and Southeast will be in the 30s to 50s, with temperatures remaining 10 to 20 degrees below normal. By Sunday, temperatures are predicted to stay comparatively chilly, with highs in much of the region reaching up to 15 degrees below normal.
Beginning Saturday evening, 12 million people from the Southwest to the Southeast are under freeze alerts due to the extremely cold weather.
According to FlightAware, a service that tracks flights, the severe winter weather caused over 10,000 flight cancellations and delays nationwide on Friday.As of Saturday afternoon, there were 845 cancellations and little over 4,000 delays, either domestically or internationally.