conditions across parts of the dakotas. look at this. person areas of michigan, parts of wisconsin as well as minnesota. widespread coverage of 2 to 4 inches of snowfall. a few pockets taking you as high as 18 inches of snow over the next 24 to 36 hours. that s just one element of the wintry weather we have in store. the gusty winds certainly going to be in place, at times gusting to 45, 50 miles an hour in the advisory zones. the arctic air is going to be the talk of town. this is one of the coldest air outbreaks of the season so far. not just for areas of the great lakes, but even potentially into the northeast by the time we get to, say, friday and saturday afternoon. but how about this. look at the temperature trend. in chicago, the high of only in the lower 20s on wednesday. 17 and eventually 15 degrees. those are the afternoon highs across this region before we warm it up come saturday. eventually that cold air does arrive across the northeast. new york city may be the subfreezin