Does Groundhog Day give you a little dose of spring fever? Looking at average weather data, here is how much more cold and snow is typically left after February 2.
A late-week storm system will bring another reinforcing shot of cold air, windy conditions and the chance for accumulating snow to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Snow will spread across the Great Lakes Thursday night and move into the Northeast on Friday. Gusty winds and snow could impact your Friday evening commute along the Interstate 95 corridor from Boston to New York City, down to Philadelphia. Watch this video for your hour-by-hour forecast.
The next storm system will bring the chance for rain to most of the Southeast Tuesday into Wednesday, which is a welcome relief to areas that just saw snow and ice. It will be cold enough for light snow to fall from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, but any accumulations look to be very minor. Watch this video to see when the rain or snow will impact your travel plans.
This may be the only kind of traffic jam that doesn’t tempt you to honk your horn. A driver in Yellowstone National Park was happy to stop and wait while a herd of bison emerged from the forest for a leisurely walk. Watch and learn why the bison crossed the road.