Saturday Update: Quiet weather; stormy towards next weekend?

Our quiet weather pattern will hold in place for the rest of the weekend and much of the upcoming week as well.

We'll be a close miss for the system passing to our south, which has the chance to drop 6-8" of snow on parts of the Ohio Valley, and, once again, the eastern seaboard. We may see a dusting or up to an inch out of this system as some light moisture will lift into the state, but other than that, just some clouds for a few days.

At last check, 49 of the 50 US states have at least a dusting of snow. 67.1% of the US has snow, with an average depth of 8". Hawaii, being the only state without any snow.

Following the upcoming week, we're watching a system for late next week and into the weekend. All of the models are in an agreement that there will most likely be some type of system, but now it's just a matter of how strong, and where it will go. The Greenland High is playing a large role in our weather currently, but towards the end of the month, it looks to break down, which will mean more unsettled and milder weather. Should the high begin to breakdown sooner, we would see a more stormy pattern while we still have the cold temps, which would mean a chance for a few more winter storms.

We'll keep an eye on the models. Each GFS run is important and will really start to show patterns as we head into the next few days. Currently, the last few runs have taken it from a huge storm moving right into the Great Lakes, to a storm that goes way south and out into the Atlantic, followed by a run that takes it in the Ohio Valley before fizzling out into next to nothing.

That's all for CM-Weather tonight. Another update coming your way tomorrow evening.