. >>> coming next, gwen lawrence is here. right after this. >>> good morning.eteorologist crystal with the weather channel and your seven-day forecast. as we head closer to the weekend, we're not expecting a lot of changes. in fact, for the northeast, temperatures will start to climb just a bit, getting closer to where they should be this time of year. this is your outlook for thursday. snow showers around the interior northeast, into west virginia, very light in through here. just a cloudy day for the most part. sunshine for a good part of the country and the northwest and into idaho, we expect the rain and the snow. look at these temperatures. unbelievable how warm it gets. 30 to 40 degrees above average in some areas. near 60 in atlanta, starting to warm, especially in the afternoon in places like florida. 51 in salt lake city. and nice and summer like in the southwest once again. surf's up, as well. we've enjoyed beautiful beach days in southern california. friday, quiet across much of the country once again. we'll watch for showers from houston to new orle