Three systems this week...

Here is today's video. In it, I take a look at three storm systems this week....



A pretty active pattern will unfold across the Lower 48 this week. For our area, the result is three storm systems moving through.

The first system is today, and it is the weakest of the week's systems. Look for a good deal of clouds today and a few passing showers. The better rain chances will be the further east you go. In fact, the mountains and foothills will likely avoid most of the rain.

We will get a break tomorrow with sun and high clouds with highs in the 60s.

In the meantime, a major low pressure will bring a huge snowstorm for the northern Plains, the Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes region. Blizzard Watches are out in the Dakotas in advance of this system.

On the warmer side of the system, severe weather looks likely tomorrow into Wednesday across the Mississippi Valley into the Deep South.

Here in the Carolinas, we will see some showers from this system by Wednesday, and some thunderstorms could be involved Wednesday night. However, the severe weather threat will be lessening with the dynamics well off to our north.

We get another break Thursday before the next system rolls in Friday into Saturday. This one looks pretty mean in terms of severe weather potential in the Lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, and the South Friday into Friday night. The main cold front will then swings through the Carolinas Saturday with showers and storms.