lonnie quinn, your apps are up for table 4. right to it, guys. in terms of winter headlines a winter blast for the northern plains, snow for the mid-atlantic and showers and thunderstorms for texas. let sees talk about the winter blast for the northern plains and even portions of the northern rockies, billings, rapid city. i'm talking the possession for some to see a foot of snow out of this. gusty winds coming in with the arctic chill so the wind chill is going to feel like a about 25 degrees below zero. a cold one out there. bundle up, everybody. a quick look at one little portion of the country. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. all right. make it a great day wherever you are. you know, what a crazy start to this winter. this is the story all morning long. do you realize new york city has already picked up 21.8 inches of snow? a typical winter for the whole winter in new york city, 22.5, i think. >> my gosh. >> we're less than an inch away for the season total two weeks into winter. >> man. >> we only have two and a half m

lonnie quinn with another check of the weather. >> you've got it, russ. you've got to feel great there are people like that in our world. look at all the smiling faces behind me. all the girls are participating in the colgate women's games the largest amateur track series in the country. helps them develop self-esteem and in sports, as well. i got to figure out what this means the big 4-0 in the big gig-amming as quick who will is the big 4-0 girl. >> we're celebrating 40. >> where are you from. >> texas. >> the aggies, i got you. let's talk about the weather. here are the weather headlines over 70% of the u.s. has snow on the ground including texas, ladies. that's every state in the country except for florida. and in terms of snow i see a little bit of snow moving to the northeast today. an alberta clipper bringing one to three inches, not a huge storm but the most snow that falls anywhere in the u.s. today after a country filled with snow right now. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. all ri

time for another check of the weather outside with lonnie quinn.be. it is freezing out here. i'll tell you, we have one of our colleagues here from cbs in austin, texas. erica gonzalez, now look are you up here just to sort of survey the situation in the big city? >> absolutely. i'm getting ready. getting ready for the big break. hope to be here soon. >> we were talking a little earlier. this all came about from winning the company christmas party prize. >> big props to our manager and director. she's absolutely amazing. company christmas party gave away a trip to new york and i'm here representing our news department. >> apparently profits are up in austin. let's talk. the hot spots, the chilly temps all around the area, hottest spot anywhere, tucson, arizona. oh, i wish i was there. 71 degrees for you guys. the coldest eli, minnesota goes down to 26 below. the best weather anywhere, new mexico, sunshine, 65 degrees. a look at that air mass over the southwest. new mexico, texas, arizona, it looks beautiful with lots of sunshine. >> this weather se

lonnie quinn is here. we're both just shocked -- >> you use the word -- >> a grown man that goes through a net. >> have you ever seen the width of a basketball hoop? it's not that big. >> it's not that big. well he was a gymnast. and contortionist, obviously. >> listen, let's talk about the weather picture out there. because, got some headlines i want to touch upon. there's an alberta clipper 3ushing to the great lakes that will affect portions of the northeast today. a little bit of light snow for the northern rockies and just unseasonably warm down south. and take a look at all that sunshine that a majority of the country has. talk about a couple spots for some snow. there's a little bit of snow on the northern plains. there's a little bit of snow pushing through the great lakes. again, talking a little bit of snow. couple of inches here or there. however the next big storm that's potentially brewing out there, we're going to watch this one. a low pressure system will be dropping in to texas probably mon