year. are these storms over in the southeast? meteorologist pedram javaheri has the latest. john and christine, the threat is over across the seat. of course, we know what occurred. this is one of the quieter times of the year. we generally see 35 or so tornadoes for the month of january. the system migrates to the north and east with gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the northeast with milder temperatures returning to the south. right around eastern massachusetts on into nantucket and easily winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour. rain transitioning into wintry mix. then some areas with the higher elevations with up to a foot of snow in the higher elevations. notice the temperature trend from 40 to 50 degrees in new york. washington warms up to 60 degrees by mid week as we get a
good morning, john and christine. frigid day across the plains and great lakes region. when you factor in the winds, we are talking temperatures from 20 to 40 degrees below freezing. cold air. that cold front responsible for the chilly conditions is sagging further and further south. atlanta, chattanooga and international, you will feel the frigid temperatures. look at the temperature trend. the new england coastline, you will not escape the cold air. look at temperatures. they get colder from here if you are in new york city. you top 33 today. temperatures plummet through the weekend. chicago, 14. minneapolis, 2 lonely degrees. the next big winter weather subject is a potential for a snowstorm across the southeast. it is all about the placement of this low pressure tracking across florida and georgia border. look at the computer models. the potential for snow for atlanta metro. back to you.
about to change. it migrates east as it sets up shop here. it gets moisture as the zurn bans develops off the gulf of mexico. when you put that together, it s very interesting for the south. nashville, upper 40s. chicago, only into the teens. some lake-effect snow showers possible today but certainly not a major blockbuster storm system across the great lakes. notice across the south, here s the temperature trend down to upper 30s by saturday afternoon. washington around 31 degrees as well. the freezing line indicated in pink, shows you north of this line where snow showers are possible, early saturday morning, atlanta, colombia, charlotte, north carolina could be in line for wintry weather. we will follow this carefully as well. guys. pedram, thank you. today was supposed to be the day that donald trump reveals what he knew that no one else did about the election hack. or the hack into the dnc or clinton campaign officials but now he s pointing a finger at
temperature trend cools off for about everyone. especially in new york city out to boston and down into the 20s. guys. pedram javaheri, thank you. let s get a check on cnn money stream. dow futures pointing higher. focus on the federal reserve. a two-day policy meeting. the interest rate hike for the first time since last december. the economy is strong enough for it and lots of markets expecting higher markets. stocks in europe are higher. shares in asia closing higher. oil above $53 a barrel. dow hit a record high monday. nasdaq and s&p is down. since the election, dow with 15 record highs. donald trump s pick to lead the national economic council is a top executive at goldman sachs. gary cohen. as nec chief, he works in the white house to be the architect of trump s biggest economic
track. less than 1% of all tornadoes are falling into that category of ef-4. we had two of them in the past week. making this the deadliest month of 2015. this goes in line with what you expect in an el niño season. look at the temperature trend. in new york, it is still over 10 to 12 degrees above normal. when it cools off, it stays 4 to 5 degrees above normal into early next week. the warmer pattern, even though it is cold, considering, will be above average. i don t think there has been a hard freeze around here yet. all of the trees and flowers are confused. thank you, pedram javaheri. 36 minutes past the hour. breaking news, authorities in mexico detaining the affluenza teen. ethan couch and his mother were found near the town of puerto