Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 250 AM EST Sat Feb 07 2026 Valid 12Z Sat Feb 07 2026 - 12Z Mon Feb 09 2026 ... A surge of dangerously cold Arctic air will overspread the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic this weekend... ...A Pacific system will bring lower elevation rain and high elevation snow from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies... ...Warmer-than-average temperatures continue for much of the central to western U.S.... A clipper system with a pair of cold frontal passages whipping through the Northeast this morning will bring very gusty winds and a surge of Arctic air today. Gusts upwards of 60-70 mph are expected through this evening, especially across the southern Mid-Atlantic and along the central/southern Appalachians. Additionally, a surge of brutally cold, Arctic air will follow behind the system. Forecast highs this weekend range from the single digits to low 20s, with numerous record-tying/breaking daily low maximum temperatures possible. The gusty winds will bring dangerously cold wind chills as much as 30 below zero for the Interior Northeast and into the negative teens and single digits closer to the coast Saturday morning through Sunday morning. These wind chills will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin. In addition, some snow showers will continue into the day across portions of New England, with some light to moderate accumulations possible, especially closer to the coa