and west. that s where we anticipate the higher snowfall totals. this is some of the largest population density of the east coast. we re monitoring as people head to work this morning on thursday. you can see d.c. still light rain, light rain all the way to philadelphia. but we do anticipate that to start changing. mixing in with snow flakes in the next hour or so before changing to all snow. starting to accumulate on the ground as well. you mentioned states of emergency across the carolinas. we currently have winter storm warnings and watches in place a for areas that don t normally see snow. this is out of the ordinary for these areas, especially along the coastal areas. wilmington, as far south as charleston. we have the potential to see snow flakes on the beaches there as this cold front starts to sag south over the east coast through tonight and into your day on friday. here s a look at the forecast accumulation. snowfall totals already mentioned them across the big cities, new yo
storm. tell us what we can expect here. yeah, extremely busy along the east coast. so far so good in terms of the precipitation falling as rain. this is a really important map as meteorologists analyze what s happening on the ground and the upper levels of the atmosphere. look at the temperatures from new york to philadelphia to d.c. we re well above freezing. temperatures of 32 degrees or below that, of course, indicating freezing and we see a change in the wind direction across this area. that s the demarcation zone between the warmer air to the south of the cold front and the colder air mass to the north where temperatures are quickly plunging. and that means our precipitation is going to change from rain in new york, philadelphia and d.c., and right over to snowfall just in time for the morning commute this morning. so we have winter weather alerts across this particular area, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall perhaps locally higher amounts from the i-95 corridor, that heavily traveled i
a hippie. most amazing man in the world and he s in colorado. do you think he s smoked a few? no comment. up next, the top stories in the politico playbook. first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. didn t i just see you in the hall? no. which one would i be? the donkey or the el paca? don t answer that. good morning, everyone. let s talk about this forecast out on there. the rain is moving up the eastern seaboard. like we have been in march the last four or five days. remember all of the snow we had about the country? a quarter of that is gone and melted. we have rain this morning. the green on the map is light rain all the way to northern new england. we have rain around washington, d.c. and baltimore. it s a light rain at that. but it will be with you for much of the morning commute and into the afternoon. it should taper off by the time you drive home. as far as the snow goes, we do have that back in the central plains from minneapolis to green bay, la crosse a