Winter Weather: More Than 1,000 Flights Cancelled in Chicago; Snow Moving East

A low-pressure system moving over the central U.S. is headed east and will bring snow across areas from the northern plains to the Northeast on Sunday, with snow, sleet and freezing rain expected to continue over the Northeast into Monday and rain forecast for areas further south. The snow that is moving east has already brought up to 5 inches of snow in some parts of Illinois and Indiana and cancelled around 1,300 flights at Chicago area airports.

While the front will move east quickly during the day on Monday, it's expected to linger from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Southeast on Tuesday, keeping scattered showers and storms a possibility, according to the National Weather Service.

In states like Massachusetts and Connecticut, snow is expected to fall toward the end of the day Sunday, potentially making for a nasty commute Monday morning.

Heavy snow will continue for parts of the Mountain West, with a lull in precipitation expected Monday. Moving in to Monday night, another Pacific storm system will approach the coast, spreading rain and mountain snow into central and northern California and southern Oregon. The Portland area has seen freezing rain since Thursday, with crews working around the clock to restore power to thousands. As of Saturday night, less than 5,000 customers were without power in the region.

According to the NWS, along with the snow in the forecast, a round of cold air is expected to move into the northern plains and Upper Midwest over the next couple of days, bringing freezing temperatures between 15-30 degrees below average for the two regions next week.

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