Familiar pattern returns

We've seen bouts of cold air and minor snow events the past several weeks but many snow lovers are still waiting for the big one. Well...you're going to have be patient because there's not much wintry weather in sight.

We will see some local accumulation today with lake effect squalls but as we head into the weekend, a familiar pattern is going to develop across the country. A deep trough of low pressure will develop across the western half of the country and into the Midwest with a ridge of high pressure building over the Northeast.

Several areas of low pressure will develop over the Southern Plains and then lift northeast into the western Great Lakes, remaining well west of western New York. This places us in a very mild, breezy and occasionally wet weather pattern into the middle of next week. Any significant wintry weather will  impact the Rockies and western high plains.

By the middle of next week, temperatures could soar into the mid 50s, nearly 20-25 degrees above average for this time of year.

There are signs that some much colder air will arrive by the end of next week but even with that, still no real signal of any significant winter storm for western New York.

Written By: Meteorologist Matt Jones