so today s forecast, for the southern half of the country, it has cooled off significantly. but january was ridiculously warm. 46 will feel chilly in atlanta. 55 in new orleans. florida standard, that is cool for tampa. but this isn t too bad across the country. everyone traveling to the west, you also get quiet weather, 64 in l.a. today. let me take you through the weekend forecast. going through saturday, a little shot of cold air comes down. and this will trigger additional lake-effect snows in the lakes. not bad for the entire eastern seaboard. it s a good weekend for the went sports. if you like to go skiing, it s a good weekend for it with sunshine, cool temperatures, not too warm. and it won t be windy either. 52 in at llanta. we ll be dealing with lake-effect snow this weekend, that s about it. the santa ana winds will kick in to warm things up. l.a. up to 77. new york at 40. 44 in d.c. a little bit of rain showers possible in florida on sunday, but al, as far as winter weekend
so clearly, we ll see how it plays out. mayor booker is just coming off of his food stamp challenge where he lived off of $31 a week in food. so he made a lot of headlines. the two of them have a pretty good working relationship. they ve praised one another and were featured in a tongue and cheek video together, collaborating back in may. not a dull time in jersey politics. my home state. here s your wednesday forecast, everybody. heavy rain and gusty winds from miami to orlando. showers to the north, spreading into the carolinas. light snow in north dakota, the northern rockies. up to a foot in the sierra range and rainy from l.a. up to pacific coast. 44 in seattle. 52 in sacramento. 40s from oklahoma to new york. near 60 in dallas and new orleans. home of the super bowl in a few weeks.
rooting for him. here s a look at your thursday forecast. showers from l.a. up to seattle. some thunderstorms in the rockies. severe weather around nebraska, kansas, and north texas. scattered showers in the northeast. and from little rock to raleigh. 80s from dallas to miami. 67 here in new york. 64 in boston. kansas city, 80. omaha, 73. and chicago, 58. a wet 55 in seattle. 76 in salt lake city. and 82 in phoenix. all right, this is the footage we teased at the top of the show. this is good stuff here. the nba s regular season wraps up tonight. the playoffs are about to start. so to celebrate that, how about some crazy basketball shots that did not happen in the nba. no, no, this stuff is for real. we start in the european nation of estonia. a close game. just watch. when the ball is about to go out of bounds, number 22 throws up a prayer from about half court while falling out of bounds. and it s good. that s amazing. look at that. from behind his back. sign that guy up
this storm will have a huge impact on air travel. those heading out today or tomorrow, keep a watch on the nor easter. there will be lengthy delays in washington, atlanta, charlotte, a lot of places. the miami/ft. lauderdale delays, that is due to paula and the wind associated with that. elsewhere, tracking nice conditions across much of the west coast. l.a. up to 81, showers in the northwest with a high of 60 in seattle. much, much colder, though, temperatures in the 40s and 30s in south dakota this morning. the cold front coming through, is really going to make a difference where you are going to need the coat if you are up and out early in the morning, and colder and much more wet for new york city. staggering new numbers this morning. a record number of foreclosures,