Rain, snow, and wind gusts followed by frigid air this week

If you have travel plans for the coming days, weather forecasters are projecting a storm system this week. The National Weather Service is advising about a major storm system leading to this weekend that could provide gusty winds, heavy rain, and heavy snow. Bitter cold is projected to follow. Other forecasters appear to be in agreement with this forecast. If you have travel plans for the impacted days this week, be careful.

From Newsmax:

The National Weather Service wrote on Twitter Sunday, “A major storm system is forecast to impact much of the Nation leading up to Christmas Eve, with widespread gusty winds, areas of heavy rain and heavy snow, as well as bitter cold in its wake.”

Other forecasters warned similarly.

“Our confidence is growing. And what that means is that there’s more agreement on the forecast data, so the significant winter storm becomes more likely. The timing right now is that this could last into Christmas weekend. For some, it’s a nightmare. For others, this could be dreaming of a white Christmas come true,” Fox Weather meteorologist Amy Freeze said.

According to Accuweather, the storm will send a “wide swath of snow, rain and fierce winds from the Plains to the Atlantic Seaboard. The intensifying storm will coincide with a surge of frigid air that will send temperatures to bone-chilling levels through the holiday weekend and could be one of the most intense and prolonged periods of Arctic air in decades during Christmastime. The plummeting temperatures with the storm could also lead to concerns of a rapid freeze-up.”

Accuweather also said that the travel outlook on Dec. 22 is “poor” for much of the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

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