not a big system across the northeast but it will move in thursday and friday. and a lot of snow involved in the system. the next one, part of the energy coming from the west. this weekend, will it be rain or snow? this computer model shows a warmer scenario in that it will mostly be rain but we are close to 32 ° line. behind the system we could get the big jackpot of snow. here s thursday, friday, midwest, central plains, rain event for much of the tennessee river valley, mississippi river valley. watch what happens with cold air especially in places around new york. we are right on the line of that freezing mark. we could see rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow, jackpot totals in the interior northeast. bottom line, stay tuned and we will keep you up-to-date. rob: we ve had a pretty easy so far. it is february, looks really cold. rob: i suspected we would get pounded at some point. donald trump moving closer to
and the book is free. dana: rick reithmuth is here. it s a little early for this. i think the stores want to get the christmas music going. really big storm for this early in the season. certainly a nor easter. temperature wise, you see most of the areas right around that freezing mark. we ll get below freezing. could start to get some snow stick on the ground. we saw that in a lot of places including st. louis, one of the biggest impacted areas. you see snow across interior
starting in the midwest today, then that pushes into areas of the northeast starting tomorrow and into monday. the other thing to note, however, is we get another wave on top of that wednesday into thursday of the upcoming week. and also note this dips pretty far south. dallas, texas, will be lucky if they hit the freezing mark for their high temperature on monday. atlanta, georgia, will barely hit the freezing mark on monday, as well. so it s not just the folks in the north that are going to be hit by this cold blast of air. allison, thank you for giving me a reason to stay indoors all week. thank you so much. and whatever you re doing tomorrow night to ring in the new year, make sure you do it with cnn s new year s eve special hosted by anderson cooper and andy cohen. there s likely to be a lot of uncontrollable giggling and inappropriate remarks. it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. we ll be right back. whoooo.
better. take a look at where we normally would be. minneapolis for example, their high today is minus 5 but their average is 24. chicago is going to have a high of 6 degrees today. they d normally be much closer to that freezing mark. and even new york and boston, you re looking at those temperatures at least 10, if not 15 degrees below where they normally would be. we ve already had that first wave of cold air come through. now we get another one sunday into monday. as you take a look at the long term wednesday into thursday, we get yet another wave that moves back through. this is pushing pretty far south. dallas, texas, may not make it to freezing on monday. same thing with atlanta. everybody keeps talking about what are we going to do in new york city for new year s eve. because there s so many people out there and not just for an hour, they stand out there for hours on end. here s the problem. the coldest section of the week is that transition from sunday into monday. in fact, bor
to get colder as we go through the week and the reason for that is the next wave of cold air, it s going to push back down into the region. the thing is, it s also going to dip pretty far south. in fact, places like dallas may not even reach the freezing mark on monday. atlanta, may not even reach 35, dana on monday. so again, this is going to be a pretty widespread area of cold air. and this bitter cold isn t just uncomfortable, it s dangerous. the best thing i can say especially for those that have new year s eve celebrations outside. we talk about the temperatures in new york, about 11 at midnight. this is the coldest since 1962 and the thing you have to understand is when you are outside, your body naturally has a layer of heat on the outside of it, expands a couple of temperatures, but when that wind comes in, dana, that takes away