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STORM AHEAD: The biggest weather event on the board is the upcoming storm this weekend. It will begin around midday Friday across the western counties and spread eastward throughout the day Saturday before ending early Sunday. It will begin in the form of rain or a wintry mix transferring to all snow over the western and northwestern counties. It should stay all rain with a wintry mix over the north until Saturday with a changeover to snow at that time. Amounts are still in question, however 6″+ is possible in the new Winter Storm Watch area. More watches, warnings and advisories are likely to be issued ahead of this system.

FOLLOWING THE EVENT: Temperatures will cool off, especially if we get any fresh snow on the ground. Readings will likely be back into the 20s and 30s across the state (dependent again on snow cover) The flow will be coming out of the northwest bringing some Canadian air to the state but nothing from the bitter cold that has been engulfing Alaska the last several weeks. Way at the end of the run another storm with possible significant snow will move across the area, but this will likely disappear on the next run.