on top of that we are going to see another storm work its way in for next week. just kind of piling up on the damage that s already out there. temperatures today will top out in the lower 50s. that is the low average for this time of year. so we will see some sun, that will help a little bit. but again we are still looking at some chilly temperatures for all those people without power. as we continue into next week, the election day forecast, looks a little messy down across the southeast. we will see some rain start to move back in to the carolinas, into georgia, as this area of low pressure starts to track its way up the mid-atlantic region, again. this is not going to be anything like sandy. however, we are still looking for a couple inches of rain out of this storm. and with the damage, we ve seen at the beaches, we are actually looking for those waves to perhaps cause even more beach erosion than we ve already seen. looks like the time frame would be wednesday night into thursday
as we go through the weekend, once again, as i said, a very quiet weekend. temperatures in the southern half of the weekend, very enjoyable. but we will add a few showers down there, san antonio and new orleans. let s get to the interesting stuff. the election day forecast. we are looking for a chance of a storm to be developing through the southern southeastern portion of the country. and that should move up the coast. so rain possibly in areas of georgia, south carolina, north florida, maybe virginia, very late in the day. and then as we go into wednesday, that s when things get a little more interesting. we have the potential for this to be a little mini-nor easter. it s not a lot of cold air. i don t expect snow to be a problem, but i do have concerns if this storm moves as expected for battering waves, loose tree limbs and the progress being delayed to restore power. so again, wednesday of next week, we could have to deal with some effects from what would typically be a minor st
there in quebec and heading away. the cold air continues to cycle around it. it s very chilly in southern new england, all through the mid-atlantic with temperatures in the 40s this morning. this afternoon will only be in the 50s. we don t have a lot of troublesome weather today. we re not looking at too much wet weather at all. the southern half of the country looks beautiful. as we go into your weekend, just some showers in texas and even sunday looks nice too. again, all eyes on election day forecast. doesn t look too bad, especially in the swing states. again, wednesday is when we could see the affected areas dealing with the next storm. already plenty of loose debris to worry about. all right, bill. thanks so much. as we mentioned earlier in the show, new york infrastructure little by little is starting to come online from subways and trains to buses and planes. but the reality for many new yorkers is life on a friend s couch or just life in the dark. nbc s richard engel got a
welcome back to first look. sandy is finally leaving, heading into canada. we ll clear things out for the repair restoration. the rest of the country looks good. the west coast does have damp weather to deal with. we go into friday s forecast, still very chilly. there is not a lot of active weather out there across the country. that s good. a lot of people are asking about the election day forecast. looks like a storm will stay off shore. that s great news for the mid-atlantic. wisconsin and minnesota and iowa, a little wintry weather. nothing too bad by their standards. bill, thanks. memories of hurricane katrina are inspiring one high school to come to the aid of hurricane sandy s victims. students and faculty on a mission to send a semitrailer stocked with canned foods, blankets and other item to the atlantic coast. great for them. meanwhile, hurricane sandy has left behind a trail of sadness for the lives and property lost in its wake. nbc s brian williams spent part of his c
probably grow into a major hurricane and that is the official forecast giving dangerously close to haiti, and some of the models bring it right over port-au-prince as a major hurricane and that would certainly have some devastating effects. and now the u.s. for the saturday, the high temperatures are looking nice for most everyone, and temperatures are looking good here, warm across the areas of the high plains and the radar is locking good. any problems with one system across the great lakes, not causing a major problem but a little bit of rain and snow and across the west, a bigger system pulling in, bringing heavy rain this morning and across areas of california, they will take it and this afternoon, it pulls inland across the inner mountain west. the election day forecast: only a couple of trouble spots, one across the southeast, and heavy rain at times, across areas of louisiana and across parts of the west looking nice. this election happened, if it happened on tuesday, with the