Is another winter storm coming? Here's this weekend's forecast
- - Is another winter storm coming? Here's this weekend's forecast
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAYJanuary 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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It may not be the news anyone except ski resorts might want to hear, but certain parts of the East Coast could be looking at another load of wintry precipitation by the weekend, in addition to the snow, ice and extreme cold that will already be gripping much of the country.
A variety of weather models show the possibility of a storm on the weekend of Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, said Allison Santorelli, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Given the cold temperatures that will already be in place, a developing low pressure system along the coast could bring more snow, sleet or rain to places that experienced the winter storm that cleared out on Jan. 26, Santorelli said.
winter storm's aftermath from the sky.
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1 / 11Mesmerizing drone photos taken after winter storm show power of nature
Snow covers the ground in northwest Oklahoma City, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. These photos captured the winter storm's aftermath from the sky.
More than 20 inches of snow and sleet fell along the coast in the massive winter storm that caused more than a million power outages. A blast of frigid Arctic air moved in behind the storm, sending temperatures plummeting downward in a swath that will extend again from Texas to Maine and as far south as Central Florida.
"Right now it's impossible to determine where the storm will set up, where the precipitation could fall and what kind of precipitation it might be," Santorelli said. "There's a lot of uncertainty on where it tracks and how much precipitation parts of the East might get."
Frigid temperatures moving into the U.S. on Jan. 26 will bring more below zero wind chills to much of the country on the morning of Jan. 27.
Early indications from the models indicate portions of the Gulf Coast and East Coast could begin experiencing some effects of the next storm as soon as Friday, Jan. 30., according to forecasters at AccuWeather, a private weather company.
"How fast the storm strengthens will be a determining factor in the final track of the storm this weekend and whether or not it moves up the East Coast," said Paul Pasterok, AccuWeather's long range outlook expert.
huge winter storm dumped heavy amounts of snow and ice across wide swaths of the U.S. See photos that capture the scale from around the country.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Eileen William of Tarrytown, NY gets the brunt of the snow being blown by her son William, as they clear the snow from their driveway at the height of the winter storm Jan. 25, 2026. The storm was predicted to drop up to a foot of snow on the lower Hudson Valley. A huge winter storm dumped heavy amounts of snow and ice across wide swaths of the U.S. See photos that capture the scale from around the country.
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Eileen William of Tarrytown, NY gets the brunt of the snow being blown by her son William, as they clear the snow from their driveway at the height of the winter storm Jan. 25, 2026. The storm was predicted to drop up to a foot of snow on the lower Hudson Valley. A huge winter storm dumped heavy amounts of snow and ice across wide swaths of the U.S. See photos that capture the scale from around the country.
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1 / 15How deep is the snow from the winter storm? Photos tell the story
Eileen William of Tarrytown, NY gets the brunt of the snow being blown by her son William, as they clear the snow from their driveway at the height of the winter storm Jan. 25, 2026. The storm was predicted to drop up to a foot of snow on the lower Hudson Valley. A huge winter storm dumped heavy amounts of snow and ice across wide swaths of the U.S. See photos that capture the scale from around the country.
Rain is most likely south of Interstate 10 from Louisiana to Florida, and snow could mix in to the north across parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, AccuWeather predicted. As the storm moves eastward through Saturday, it could produce rain in Florida and wintry weather to the Carolinas, according to AccuWeather predicted.
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writes about weather, climate change and other news. Reach her at [email protected] or @dinahvp on Bluesky or X or dinahvp.77 on Signal.
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