in the capital. some of that freezing fog will linger throughout the day. it s icy, as well, with further snow showers. so you can get all the warning details on the website. those snow showers, for example, will continue for northern scotland, then some sunshine in between. these showers, thundering across jersey have started to push into dorset, they are turning to snow inland. it will therefore remain very cold indeed, particularly under that lingering low cloud and freezing fog. some areas will stay freezing fog. some areas will stay freezing all day. notably where we have a lying snow. that frost becomes more widespread, it becomes a hard frost as we go through the night and temperatures may go 2 12 in scotland, making it the coldest night of the year so far. the other
so, be aware of that. here comes the low pressure system diving south across the southeastern u.s. and you can see the backside of the storm, according to this particular model which is the american model, there will be enough cold air behind it to change our precipitation from rain to snow into the atlanta region, maybe a couple of inches for that area. higher amounts northeast of the metro region. rainfall totals along the east coast could be hefty because of the surge of warm air right along the major met polropolita just east of d.c. as well as boston. this is an area we ll have a tight gradient in precipitation types. rain on the coast, snow inland. how much do we get? it depends exactly where you live. you can see the coastal area should be rain, but just inland, that s where we have the potential for several inches of snowfall. and we cannot neglect the potential for a crippling ice storm across the western portions of the carolinas. cold air already in place across the northeas
hey, rob. reporter: hi, david. rain ahead of this very potent cold front as alex mentioned. another wave of cold behind it. look at this on the radar. huge stretch of rain from texas across the south and all the way up into maine, where it turns to snow inland. that s where the cold air is seeping in and we ve got the lake effect, of course. the rain moves off the coast tonight. maybe an inch in the areas west and north of i-95. but it s the cold air that s the big story. below freezing in the big cities tomorrow. hope your home is winterized. boston to new york city. and that cold air gets all the way into the deep south saturday. freeze watches posted, teens and 20s for wind chills. and here comes that next arctic blast for monday, tuesday. we re talking wind chills that will be below zero. and in this sort of cold setup, some folks been seeing snow. david? all right, rob marciano, thanks to you, as well, tonight. now, to other news, and president trump tonight has been ordered
this is the pursuit of perfection. checking your top stories right now. in los angeles, a huge fire burned through an apartment complex under construction earlier today. it covers an entire block. the fire also damaged nearby buildings and forced the highway patrol to close some freeways. people are being hold to avoid that area. our investigators say it s too early to say what started the fire. the northeast from new york to new england had better brace for a powerful and nasty nor easter. heavy downpours will drench metro new york which could get up to four inches of rain. two to three in boston. snow inland. winds will gust from 40 to 50 miles per hour along the coast and expect flight delays from illinois to boston tomorrow. we warned you. that manila is bracing for flooding as a one-time typhoon
could be significant coastal flooding, beach erosion. impact in the same areas impacted by sandy. this know it sandy. heavy rain. snow inland. philadelphia, light accumulations with snow. rob, paula. back to you. rough day. here we go. a recap of our top story. president obama has secured another four years in the white house. governor mitt romney conceded the race just before 1:00 this morning eastern following a phone call to the president. in his short concession speech, roughly 5 minutes. romney wished the president well in guiding the nation. the president took his turn at the podium in chicago just a short time later. and promised to reach out to the other side in the second term. and democrats have strengthened their control of the senate by taking two seats away from the republicans. the races that changed hand are, in indiana, and in the state of massachusetts. get there, a wild card in