BEYOND THE BLIZZARD, ANOTHER FIERCE ARCTIC ATTACK LOOMS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...

1.  After a very cold night in the wake of the storm, temps will surge Saturday night overnight into Sunday. The change in temps from Friday's bitter nighttime lows to those of Sunday will border on spectacular, with readings surging into the 40s for highs Sunday! Rain develops Sunday night, and becomes heavy into Monday morning.

Accuweather

2. Spike in temps Sunday will be swept away Monday afternoon and night by a vicious arctic air mass. This time, the mercury plummets to dangerous levels yet again for Monday night. Readings will bottom out dramatically from the 40s to the teens and single digits to near zero in a matter of hours; potential for "flash freeze" of standing water from the rainfall may lead to dangerous icing conditions on roads, bridges and transit systems for Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Intellicast

3. Continued cold for Tuesday into Wednesday, with windy conditions persisting. Temps moderate yet again for late next week, but we'll have to watch for a storm for around the 9th, which could still produce snow/mixed precip for  our region.

4. A general respite from the cold looks to establish itself around the 11th and continue into much of that week.