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This is post number 855: Good Evening \u2014 I\u2019m ready for the snow tomorrow here in Atlanta. I\u2019ll be updating more tomorrow, and Sunday!

Thank you to visitors and new subscribers for your support keeps Weather Trader going strong \u2014 what a huge month of January! Day 30 of 2026 and it seems to be getting colder.

Author: Dr. Ryan Maue (X @RyanMaue X @weathertrader X @weatherzarr)

Bomb Cyclone underway \u2014 with rapid pressure falls later Saturday over the warm Gulf Stream. On the back side of the circulation, enough moisture is available for heavy snowfall \u2014 briefly \u2014 and it should be powdery with the cold temperatures. No threat of freezing rain or sleet with this system \u2014 way too cold.

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HRRR 00z simulation for the next 36-hours \u2014 dry slot misses Raleigh, so that would be a party pooper for some people I know that really want the heavy snowfall.

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East Coast | 18z ECMWF Precipitation Type

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Maximum Wind Gusts (mph) Next 72-hours from National Weather Service: red is 50 mph+

NWS NDFD Snowfall next 3-days

North Carolina \u2014 6\u201d - 9\u201d including Charlotte and Raleigh, and 12\u201d to 15\u201d on the Outer Banks with Blizzard Conditions likely \u2014 insane!

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Atlanta: 1\u201d at the airport to 3\u201d in Northeast Metro counties and 5\u201d in Greenville on I-85 heading into South Carolina.

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Mid-Atlantic will only be clipped \u2014 no new snowfall likely in Washington D.C.

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New England Snowfall: much less likely to see major accumulations in Boston or along the Cape as in yesterday\u2019s model update \u2014 2\u201d to 4\u201d is a far cry from 24\u201d to 36\u201d, but we\u2019ll try again the following weekend.

Lake Effect Snow Continues (for now) until they freeze over. South end of Lake Michigan still cranking out the snow squalls with perhaps another 6\u201d+ around Gary, Indiana.

RTMA | Morning Temperature Analysis | 8:45 PM ET

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Avg Lower 48 temperature was 28.5\u00b0F \u2014 176 million below freezing.

Temperature Anomaly | 8:45 PM ET

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Lower 48 Temperature Anomaly below normal by -7.3\u00b0F \u2014 and going down fast.

Continuing Arctic Cold | Lows next 8-days

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Hard to see much improvement across the Eastern U.S. heading into next weekend especially with another MAJOR Arctic blast poised to enter the Lower 48 again.

Low Temperatures Saturday

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238 million below freezing \u2014 only average of 17.8\u00b0F

18.5% of the Lower 48 is below zero \u2014 area wise \u2014 and 65 million population

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Low of 8\u00b0F at Central Park

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1\u00b0F low at Boston Logan but we\u2019ll see if subzero happens

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High Temperatures Saturday

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Still 191 million freezing during day \u2026 with subfreezing highs almost to the Gulf Coast and into North Texas. Only a daytime high of 28\u00b0F to 30\u00b0F in Atlanta.

Record low maximums spread all across the Mid-Atlantic and into the Southeast

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Low Temperatures Sunday

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Florida Record Lows \u2014 the entire state \u2014> call your relator!

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Only 16\u00b0F in Atlanta \u2026 12\u00b0F Nashville. Teens to Tallahassee and down I-75 to near Ocala. Hard freeze!

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mid-20s to Orlando / Interstate 4.

Lower 30s in Miami metro and probably below freezing inland a ways.

Wind Chill Premium | Sunday Morning at 4 AM ET

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How much colder due to wind chill? 10\u00b0F to 12\u00b0F colder

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High Temperatures Sunday

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Orlando 7-day Forecast

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Miami 7-day Forecast

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Washington D.C. 7-day Forecast

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New York City 7-day Forecast

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Lower 48 Precipitation Type Next 6-days

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Other than the \u201cbomb cyclone\u201d the only active weather is in the Pacific Northwest with a series of atmospheric rivers heading into B.C. Canada.

ECMWF IFS 18z | Precipitable Water Next 6-days

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Flagship ECMWF 12z EPS | Temperature Anomaly | Next 15-days

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ECMWF AIFS-Single 18z | Temperature (500 hPa) Next 12-days

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The temperature at 500 mb is the easiest way to highlight the \u201cpolar vortex\u201d across North America with the coldest pool at -40\u00b0C (pink) with the -25\u00b0C contour usually associated with below freezing temperatures at 2-meters (surface).

Blend of Models | 7 Days Precipitation Total

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Blend of Models | Total Snowfall Next 7-Days

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More snowfall coming out of Canada with a Clipper System that could \u201cbomb out\u201d off the Northeast coast next weekend.

Long Range Snowfall from EPS 12z \u2014 Next 10-days Ensemble Median

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Variability about median: Magnitude of the Interquartile range (75% minus 25%)

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Probability of at least 0.1\u201d snowfall (trace) next 5-days

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Probability of at least 1\u201d snowfall next 5-days

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Probability of at least 6\u201d snowfall next 15-days

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Temperature Anomaly | Next 15-days | ECMWF EPS 12z

5-Day Chunk #1 | Temperature Anomaly | Jan 30 - Feb 3

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5-Day Chunk #2 | Temperature Anomaly | Feb 4 - Feb 8

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5-Day Chunk #3 | Temperature Anomaly | Feb 9 - Feb 13

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Bomb Cyclone underway \u2014 with rapid pressure falls later Saturday over the warm Gulf Stream. On the back side of the circulation, enough moisture is available for heavy snowfall \u2014 briefly \u2014 and it should be powdery with the cold temperatures. No threat of freezing rain or sleet with this system \u2014 way too cold.

HRRR 00z simulation for the next 36-hours \u2014 dry slot misses Raleigh, so that would be a party pooper for some people I know that really want the heavy snowfall.

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