time to check the first degree weather forecast with maria molina. >> some getting snow while others are dealing with rain today. >> good morning. we have a system pushing eastward that is already producing areas of rain early this morning across portions of southeast including the florida panhandle georgia into the carolinas and up the east coast. in the forth east temperatures are mild enough we aren't really dealing with winter weather. even though it is january most areas are seeing rainfall. there are parts of new hampshire and also parts of western maine that could get freezing rain early this morning. we have advisories out here. generally speaking rain along the east coast today. otherwise a quick clipper system is moving across parts of minnesota, iowa and wisconsin. we have winter storm warnings for wisconsin and in wisconsin we are looking at the higher snowfall accumulations. temperatures not too bad across the country. 24 degrees for the high temperature in minneapolis. in l.a. it will be another warm one 82 degrees. windy conditions and low humidity have an elevated fir

maria molina tracking the path of this monster storm. >> o.j. simpson begging the president for a get out of jail card. why he says it's a matter of life or death. >> a warning for women before you put on your morning makeup the products that could destroy your skin and could be even deadly. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> we begin with an extreme weather alert. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. 1 million people being blasted by winter cold. >> we have a live look at new york city. you can see all of the snow, new york under a state of emergency with main roads and highways closed overnight. >> you are looking live at plum island. two feet of snow have fallen with more on the way. 2300 flights across the country already canceled. thousands more delayed at this hour. >> we have live team coverage this morning. molly lion in boston. she is tracking part of this or the path of this machine ster storm for us. >> the storm system has been intenses fying. we are going to gradually over the next several hours it will take seve

maria molina joining us now. on my way in i saw the clock it aid 11 degrees.t feels colder. >> that's right. because of the wind it will make things feel so much colder across the northeast and further west into portions of the midwest where we have windchills widespread well below zero. we are talking dangerously cold p it is for frostbite. i want to show you the totals for our storm system they were record setting storm totals in new jersey where we have a big event coming up the super bowl. 13 inches of snow there. we can still see additional accumulation in some of the spots because the totals will be updated from snow that did fall during the overnight hours. like i mentioned the wind a big concern. we can see gusts over 40 miles per hour currently in nantucket where we have blizzard like conditions out there a. blizzard warning if is in effect and the snow is still coming down. i want to show you the current windchill temperatures. i mentioned it is below zero. take a look in boston 10 degrees below zero. 11 degrees below zero in chicago. winter storm wa

maria molina in the weather center tracking all of it. good morning, maria. >> here we go again. another arctic front moving into the midwest and northeast. not too bad in places like another city. 44 degrees 42 in louisville. you aren't going to be in the single tdigits in marquette and far go. the cold air moving to the 20's for highs and single dig get high temperatures. chicago, buffalo, marquette and the city of far go. we are looking at dangerously cold temperatures. these are actual temperatures. below zero in chicago. in marquette the actual low temperature is 1 degree. then you have to factor in the wind those windchills will be cold in parts of carolina georgia and tennessee. this arctic front is going to be coming with a shot of snow. we have winter storm watches in effect. this is expected to start as we head into tomorrow and tomorrow night. we have winter storm watches from new york city to washington, d.c. all of the way down to western north carolina as much as 8 inches possible in some areas. dc area looking at as much as five inches of snow. i want to mention th

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maria molina tracking the brutal conditions in the weather center. >> good morning heather and ainsley. look at the windchill map across the country. it is so widespread. we have montana down to texas even florida waking up to windchill advisories and windchill warnings in place. 30 below zero to 60 below zero. the coldest. a of the air in th midwest and parts of the upper midwest. that is where we are seeing some of the coldest numbers. in minneapolis feels like 44 degrees below zero as we head out the door. 44 degrees below zero in chicago. mild along the east coast. 50's across the new york city 6s the -- 60s the carolinas. we had a winter storm swing through the area in many of the states. we have warnings in effect through indiana and a winter storm warning not so much because of accumulation more because of the wind that will be producing blowing snow in michigan, and indiana expecting rain today across parts of the east coast. grab your jacket you will need it. >> a massive fire rips through an apartment building in new york city leaving one man dead. firefighters found him in a

we're going to begin with maria molina tracking the path of this monster. maria, how are you doing out there? >> good morning, everybody. it does feel very cold. you've really got to bundle up as you head out the door this morning. most of you probably do not have work. if that's the case, i recommend that you stay home. the snow out here is actually very fluffy. it's not good snowball making snow. good news for you steve doocy. but it really is the case because it's so cold out here, wind chills looking like below zero across so many areas across the northeast. let's look at snowfall totals. these were released by the national weather service. portions of eastern massachusetts have picked up to 21 inches of snow. this was earlier in the overnight hours. the snow has continued coming down so those totals are going to be pushed up. boston officially, 13.5 inches, just 5 inches earlier this morning in central park. we expect that number to continue to rise because of an additional 3 to maybe 6 inches of snow forecast in portions of the northeast. possibly more

>> maria molina is in the weather center to tell us. >> good morning.ather service this cold air is coming all of the way from the north pole. so that's what we are looking at extremely dangerous conditions out here across portions of the midwest. one city in particular minneapolis as you head out the door this morning it feels like 39 degrees below zero. that's why we have windchill warnings in effect and several watches. winter weather advisories in effect in parts of the midwest and further south heather and ainsley we have winter storm warnings and watches in the kab carolinas and texas. >>> thank you, maria. it will be cold. >> daft funk got lucky at this year's grammys. ♪ >> the robot headed duo won two of the three top prizes record of the year and album of the year. tonight's other biggest awards? ♪ >> royl, lorde's hit won besongf the year. and we have a new country queen. ♪ >> love that dress. casey musgraves beat out taylor swift for best country song and best country album. they made headlines when 33 gay and straight couples were married du

some areas getting socked with 5-9 inches of snow already making a mess on the roads. >> maria molinas going on? >> we have two storms. we have one pushing to portions of the midwest and snow across illinois, indiana and into ohio. the you see the band right there moving through areas north of incincinnati. there is a second front producing widespread areas of rain. both of these storms are going to be merging right off the coast of the northeast and that's really what we are expecting some of the worst conditions. winter weather advisory stretching from missouri to the midwest and into parts of northern new england. the winter storm warnings those areas in pink that's when we are expecting 8-14 inches possible across portions of massachusetts. in southern parts of new england you are looking at higher amounts. in new york city 6-8 inches of snow. gusts 30 miles an hour. blizzard conditions are expected due to the combination of the snow and also the wind. timing of the storm the worst expected coming up this even. it wraps up at noon friday. the other has so much to do with the storm

. >> time for the first degree weather update from maria molina. >> a good portion of the country finallying up to a little bit warmer temperatures today. right maria? >> that's right. we will be seeing that warm-up continuing into the weekend along the east coast. you will be enjoying temperatures well above average for this time of year. it is still a little chilly out there in places like atlanta with current windchill of 25 degrees. teens in raleigh, north carolina. much colder across portions of the midwest. inminneapolis one of the coldest spots. windchill minus 21 degrees. you have to bundle up as you head outdoors. highs are only going to make it into the single digits in minneapolis. atlanta and raleigh you will make it above freezeing into the 50's. that should allow the ice and snow to melt across many of the regions in the southeast. otherwise we have winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings in it effect across colorado because we could pick up to over a foot of snow in some of the higher elevations. chicago, by the way, into saturday you could see over six inches o

maria molina standing by with a frigid forecast. >> today we are waking up to winter storm warnings andter weather advisories very rare across texas and also the state of louisiana. these are in effect across houston, victoria and across portions of central louisiana. we have temperatures holding up for freezing rain and also snow early this morning. we are seeing reports in san antonio of freezing rain coming down and light accumulation has also been reported across eastern texas and into parts of southern louisiana. take a look at these windchill temperatures right now. in san antonio as you head out the door this morning it feels like 14 degrees. it feels like the single digits for you in denver andal quira albuquerq albuquerque. if the cold air is still in place next week we expect a number of clippers swinging through producing additional snowfall and also frigid temperatures. take a look at the forecast over the next several days during the morning hours. on thursday the low temperature will be 19 degrees below zero 11 degrees below zero wednesday morning. we could see temperature

let's get the first degree weather forecast with maria molina.standing by with the latest. >> we have a brand new winter storm warning issued across parts of texas. we are anticipating winter weather as we head into tonight and tomorrow morning. the issue is we have antarctic front pushing as far as texas and louisiana. we have a lot of moisture out here as well. that will be producing light snow accumulation but a bigger concern is ice accumulation that will happen out here as we head into tonight and tomorrow morning in cities like austin and also into houston. current windchill temperatures across the eastern half of the country dangerously cold. feels like 34 degrees below zero in minneapolis. 22 below zero in chicago. we have windchill warnings from if maine to the central plains like the state of texas. you think it is going to be getting any better here? i have bad news across the midwest and the northeast. i have several arctic fronts moving through. take a look at the forecast from minneapolis. the high on monday 10 degrees below zero. w

maria molina tracking the storm. what is the track of the storm? >> right now we have the center of the storm system located over the parts of the central gulf coast. as we head into tonight and tomorrow morning it will be in the eastern part of the carolinas. it geeastern north carolina cou pick up 6 inches of snow locally in some areas a foot of snow with a historic snowstorm coming up tomorrow. i want to show you the current temperatures this is what is setting the stage across parts of the gulf coast. looking at temperatures below freezing only in the 20's. as we head into the west much much colder. chicago the current temperature 11 degrees minneapolis 14 degrees below zero. what it feels like as you head out the door feels like below zero. you can see the winter storm warnings in effect from texas all of the way up into parts of the carolinas. very rare. here's a look at the computer model. eastern north carolina more than six inches of snow. i know some of you have family out there, right, heather and ainsley? >> my aunt is up there in eliza

maria molina is live outside where it is in the single digits.n't even include the wind chill. >> the actual temperature according to our thermometer is 4 degrees and that is without the wind. when i initially walked out i thought maybe it is not that cold but within seconds you start to feel that cold air hitting your skin, and that is why the danger is so high today with frostbite and hyperthermia. please layer up. we could be looking a lot weather setting temperatures across the east. >> maria, come back inside where it's warm. a woman is back behind bars after failing to appear in court after driving on a suspended license. the woman made headlines after dating her 12 -year-old sixth grade student and then married the student after her release in 2005. >>> nine students in california arguing a law against the state saying they are not living up to current basic education standards and are shortchanging poor and minority students. they say laws that protect teachers are to blame. the california association opposes the lawsuit. the trial is set

. >> time for an update with ma r maria molina. >> over the weekend we had strong storms push over many of the areas. guess what? another round of strong storms expected as we head into today and even tomorrow across portions of the south. you will have this area of low pressure developing producing heavy rain across louisiana and mississippi. it is going to expand and go north and east. as we head into tomorrow all along the east coast. maine all of the way down to florida you will see another round of rain thaw and storms along this frontal boundary. something we will keep an eye on. more rain expected through main and parts of florida. temperatures are so mild we are not anticipating much in terms of snowfall across the northeast from this batch of moisture. another area of low pressure will be a quick moving clipper system. 16 miles an hour out here. we have high wind warnings in te effect through maine and wyoming along with portions of the northern plains. there is snow expected with this system but not a lot of moisture. we don't really expect significant snowfall accumulation in

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maria molina is live in times square with the cheerleaders. >> yeah. that's right.e. we are live in times square which is now super bowl boulevard. temperatures much warmer today and they're going to continue in that warming trend as we head into the weekend. first let's look at the weather conditions across the country. across the southeast you are going to make it above freezing. that is good news. that means you're going to be seeing that ice and snow melting across sections of the southeast. out west we have a storm system moving through and it is producing areas of snow in parts of colorado where we have winter storm warnings and also winter storm watch has been issued for the city of chicago where more than six inches of snow can fall as we head into the weekend. with the super bowl looking good, warming up. temperatures are going to be well above average, dry conditions. no issue. let's head over to brian and big daddy. >> i was cheering for you, maria. thing may be heating up the super bowl. it is getting close to the game but super bowl boulevard has alread

. >> janice dean is in for maria molina for a first degree weather forecast. good morning. happy new year, janice. >> happy new year. it is cold and about to be colder. we are looking at sub zero temperatures. minus 7 in minneapolis, 14 chicago, 10 rapid city, 24 in new york. it will continue to remain cold across these regions and you will see some of the coldest temperatures you have seen in years by friday. windchills, what it feels like if you are unprotected outside. minus 20's, minus 30's across the northern plains and the midwest. it has been relentlessly cold. we have a couple interesting features. we have a storm system moving across the northern plains and gulf of mexico moisture and these two combined is going to give us a nor' easter in the next 24 to 48-hours in the northeast. we are starting to see snow fly across the rockies and plains and midwest. very light in nature here. but again as these two systems combine, thursday into friday we are going to see some impressive snow totals maybe even white out conditions blizzard conditions across the northeast. this

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maria molina in the fox extreme weather center.ith garrett tenney who is live in chicago. what's the temperature there now, garrett? >> reporter: bill, you mentioned with the windchill it was negative 29, negative 30 degrees. even though the temperature is expected at a high above zero today with these windchills it will be far below zero. this is the same across much of the midwest. this is pretty cool sight when you get some temperatures. this is the chicago river. this is the steam coming off the water and the air is so cold and water is so much warmer it causes steam to kick up along the river out to lake michigan as well. out here on the streets we have a lot more foot traffic than we saw yesterday as temperatures come up into the negative 20s, negative 30s, this is what people in chicago are more used to this time of year. schools across chicago are still closed as well as throughout much of the region. some schools will head back tomorrow. amtrak, the train system here in chicago, that has been having issues as well. last ni

fox news meet roll gift maria molina is live in the weather center with the very latest. good morning, maria. >> that's right, dagen, a lot of snow across portions of the northeast. i want to show you the latest snow totals from the national weather service. new york city picked up 6.5 inches of snow. we were expecting a little more than half a foot of snow. up to a foot of snow in portions of long island where there are blizzard warnings in effect. winds are gusting in excess of 50 miles an hour at times during the overnight hours. the state of massachusetts, boston, 14.6 inches of snow. just to the north of boston, that is where the two-ffot snow totals are coming out of that area. boxford looking at snow total out there at about 23.8 inches that was earlier today. so we could see that number climb. the worst of the storm system is over in terms of any additional accumulation. we're seeing snow come to an end across the northeast. the window will continue gusting out here. still current wind gusts in many coastal areas gusting over 40 miles an hour and over 20 miles an h

maria molina tracking the latest weather mess. >> the miracle om coming out of the winter storm for oneamily. >> i thought about our kids and grand kids and christmas. i was just thankful he was still alive. >> wait until you hear how that devoted wife found her husband lost in snow. >> "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning. a little rolling stones to get you rolling out of bed this morning. thank you so much for watching "fox & friends first" and beginning your day with us this thursday morning. i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. i hope you are starting off on the right foot on the right side of the bed this morning. former defense secretary robert gates dropped bombshells on the obama administration. they are firing back reacting to highly critical remarks of the vice president and the if president. >> beyond the criticism level of president obama for handleings of the war in iraq and afghanistan is it may be hillary clinton and joe biden that may have the most though worry about. look at the impact it had. this was lunch yesterday between president oba

maria molina is live on the plaza with more. >> we are slowly going to to be see something improvement across the eastern half of the country. we are going to see temperatures that are above average. several record low temperatures were set yesterday morning in detroit. 14 degrees below zero was the actual temperature. current windchill temperature at zero in the upper midwest and even into new england. 7 degrees below zero in new york city. the cold air is pro cueing lake-effect snow. it is still snowing out there. like i mentioned a warm-up expected. in new york city well above average saturday. high temperatures in the 50's. expect to continue to see the warm-up. here's a look at the forecast what we can expect. more warm-ups not just in new york city but around the northeast and also into the midwest. >> always love it when you are sharing good news. think ahead. >> such extremes. to show you how cold it is outside i bundled up and did a little experiment of my own on "the sean hannity show." . >> this bucket is full of water. this is the tos nukes t-shirt here. it is going to free

maria molina is in the weather center with more. >> now they are dealing with brutally cold temperaturescross mississippi, alabama into the carolinas. because it's the south they don't have the proper equipment to pick up the snow. east of raleigh and around the outer banks. they could see 5 inches of snow. a bitter a winter wherey mix in south. we have winter warnings in effect through the panhandle into the northwest. northern rockies expecting to see more than 6 inches of snow. heather and ainsley we look at the current windchills cleveland well below zero. in atlanta the windchill is 2 degrees. if you live in atlanta you have got to bundle up. >> thank you, maria. we have to bundle up here although it is beginning to look a lot like super bowl xlviii. super bowl boulevard is set to open today in times square. the block party will have everything from field goal picks to a toboggan run. but the focus on the players. thousands of journalists and fans throwing questions at the players during super bowl media day. a chance for them to let lose before getting serious for the big game. >>

maria molina is tracking it for us in the weather center. >> we are going to be seeing two rounds ofpitation. one impacting portions of the northeast and temperatures are still holding up at the surface as the rainfalls it can freeze on contact along roadways out here in portions of northern virginia, west virginia and maryland. be careful early this morning. we have freezing rain advisories. these are in effect and it becomes rain. this will be producing areas that are a little bit heavier precipitation. by tonight east of chicago heavy rain in indiana. that storm system will be moving east. saturday you will see rain from the state of maine all of the way down to the florida panhandle. they are in place in the interior portions of the north east due to heavy rain and significant warm-up also the snow melt. otherwise take a look at the lower 48 today. heather and ainsley it looks wonderful. almost every city on this map or every city on this map has temperatures above freezing. the exception of course alaska. so it is back to normal. georgia is warmer than alaska. earlier we had par

meanwhile let's go outside. 39 degrees in the streets of new york city where we find one maria molinaith the forecast. >> not too bad none of the northeast. we're looking at temperatures that are relatively mild. 39 degrees in new york city. let's look at areas along the gulf coast because over the we could we saw tough weather out there and we are going to have an area of low pressure developing across parts of mississippi, louisiana and moving eastward. by tomorrow morning parts of the northeast all the way down to florida will be looking at areas of rainfall. shouldn't be too bad. we're going to be seeing spots here and there, some precipitation. the northwest expecting high wind warnings in effect because of wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. temperature wise not too bad across the country. anchorage, a22 degrees. >> i sit on the advisory board of team red white and blue. it is an organization dedicated to rehabilitating our veterans by keeping them active and connecting them in their communities through physical activity. i had the pleasure of running in the triathalon at west p

in new york city, it's currently 4 with maria molina. >> hi. good morning. of the midwest, great lakes, and even into parts of the south. today it's actually going to be colder in parts of georgia than portions of alaska. the forecast high temperatures to be in the 20s across the city of atlanta. right now you're looking at temperatures out this in the single digits. the wind chill is colder. this is a life-threatening cold for those not in shelter today. you are recommended, of course, to make sure to check on the elderly, your neighbors, and bring your pets indoors. please do that for today. we are going to be seeing those temperatures warming up over the next several days. so that is good news, especially as we head into this weekend. temperatures will be much more seasonable across parts of the country. otherwise take a look at the current temperatures across the country right now. again, sub zero temperatures. feels even colder. due to the risk for frost bite and hypothermia, we have a number of wind chill advisories in place. the pole rather vortex, co

meteorologist maria molina joins us with more. good morning. >> good morning patti ann and jon, you're absolutely right. we're looking for a risk of snowfall as far as south as city of new orleans. in the parts of the gulf coast we're currently underwinter storm watches. very rare in this part of the country even during the months of winter. look at some current windchills but many cities are experiencing dangerously cold windchill temperatures like over in the city of chicago, currently if you head out the door it feels like 25 degrees below zero. in minneapolis, dangerously cold, 37 degrees below zero is the current wind temperature. we have the risk for frostbite and hypothermia and winter warnings checking as far as back as parts of dakotas and as farce east as sections of the northeast. down south, mississippi, parts of alabama looking at windchill advisories out there. otherwise the forecast we're expecting cold temperatures to move south and eastward. by tomorrow you will be only in the 30s in the city of raleigh. you're ex

meteorologist maria molina has the latest. she is in the fox weather center. >> hi, jon, what a mess across parts of the southeastern states throughout the overnight hours and even started as early as yesterday afternoon and we picked up several inches of snowfall but that storm system now really coming to an end. we have freezing rain and some sleet earlier across portions of louisiana. that is already wrapped up. that storm system impacting parts of the gulf of mexico and you can see just offshore charleston we do have areas of freezing rain but much quieter weather right now. the storm produced as much as five inches of snow in portions of north carolina, specifically in the city of maxin in north carolina. parts of virginia picking up half a foot of snow. in portions of georgia, looking accumulations generally in atlanta area two and three inches of snow. slightly higher amounts north of the city and it produce ad nightmare here on the roadways. on highways people were stuck in their cars overnight like you mentioned. we'r

maria molina is live in the fox extreme weather center with your forecast. maria. >> hi, jon, good to see you and hello, everybody. we'll be seeing another round of arctic air across the northeast and parts of the midwest. everyone remembers earlier this month we talked about the polar vortex and dangerously cold temperatures across many areas. this outbreak will not be as bad as our last round of arctic air. that said we'll still seeing dangerously cold winter temperatures across many of these areas. showing you today, you can already see some cold temperatures in place. fargo and marquette, already in single digits. by tuesday the cold air continues to expand. in buffalo you remain single digits for warm temperatures. single digits in chicago and below zero in parts of the upper midwest. wednesday, the high? new york city only in the teens, the same goes for you in the city of boston. then of course nighttime temperatures will be colder than that. in fargo, the actual temperature, 27 degrees below zero. it will bedegrees below zero in indianapolis. 22 degre

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. >> maria molina is tracking the forecast for us.police say it is going to warm up a little bit. >> -- please say it is going to warm up a little bit. >> we have positive news in the south and northeast as far as the temperatures go. i am currently in times square which is now super bowl boulevard. take a look. we have all kinds of activity. we are going to be preparing for the fox and friends show right here. we are going to be going live from here. back there it is the fox sports 1 tower. we will be reporting live from here and the football game and players that will be playing coming up for the super bowl in our affiliate as well out there with the bright lights and the tent. let's go ahead and take a look at the weather maps. we want to show you what we have going on right now. we have the storm out west across the rockies and even california with the sierras. welcome moisture we need it out there. we have drop conditions quiet across parts of the southeast. however there is concern for black ice across parts of north and south c

let's go to maria molina who profiles the day ahead in weather. outside. >> minced clams? do you count all the minced clams? >> when is the last time you bought minced clams? >> i'm trying to be more intriguing. >> congratulations. you have a winner. >> you made us think. >> i brought the show to a halt. >> let's take a look at the weather conditions because we have several storm systems we're tracking and one of them is a quick-moving clipper system across portions of the great lakes and it's not really producing much in terms of any snowfall accumulation. the bigger concern with the system is that it's colder and it's windy with it and now we're expecting another system to drop down into portions of the northern plains. and with this one we're talking wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour, a ground blizzard is possible. we have blizzard warnings in effect and watches as well for states of north, south dakota and also across the state of minnesota. otherwise cooler temperatures. chicago 19 degrees for your high today add low 20's for minneapolis. >>

maria molina, you can see all the skids here. overpass in minnesota, her truck plummeting down more than 70 feet landing on a pond that was frozen solid. it didn't even crack. she walked away with minor injuries. maria has been bringing us stories on the weather. it has been extreme. you look entirely bundled up. >> i'm trying to keep my teeth warm out here. it is going to be getting better but today is still a pretty cold day across portions of the northeast and midwest. we're still seeing dangerously cold wind chill temperatures out there. in new york city it feels like 7 degrees below zero. feels like 20 below in minneapolis. we set record lows yesterday. i believe the city of detroit got down to 14 degrees below zero for an actual temperature,wind chills. factor in the wind and it feels colder than that. high temples today getting above zero in minneapolis. 3 degrees. the teens in chicago. 21 over in cleveland and 25 for the high in new york city. that cold air over the great lakes has been producing significant lake-effect s

. >> outside we go now where it is currently 13 degrees and maria molina is on the straoefts new yorkity. >> nice and chilly. been a tough january and remains so across the northeast and parts of the midwest. in the midwest you are looking at temperatures currently below zero in many states. in the city of chicago you have the current temperature of 11 degrees below zero, 14 degrees below zero. factor in the winds and look at these wind chill temperatures, 26 below in the city of fargo. bundle up. dangerous conditions with frostbite and hyperthermia a concern. your high temperatures not better in memphis and kansas city. you are going to remain below freezing. across parts of the gulf coast typically you think of much warmer weather but we have winter storm warnings in effect from texas to the carolinas where we are expecting snow and ice mixing in. higher accumulations should be across eastern carolina where more than six inches of snow are possible. let's head back inside. >> 25 minutes before the top of the hour. a frosty super bowl xlviii. for the first time there's going to be co

maria molina is standing by with the latest on the forecast. >> she's got a hat now.gusting hard. we have actually seen some reports of wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour across southeastern massachusetts throughout the morning hours. an update. some of those snow totals, plymouth county in massachusetts actually already reporting at least 18 inches of snow and it is still snowing out there. take a look at some of these other incredible totals. parts of new jersey picking up over 15 inches of snow. in parts of new york, 13 inches of snow. you can see here on the radar, most of the snow over with across portions of new jersey, new york city has been over with for hours. the wind still a major issue. gusting to 20, 30 miles an hour. nantucket, 51 miles per hour wind gusts blowing that snow around and causing drifting as well. current windchill temperatures due to the wind, it feels very cold across parts of the midwest and northeast. feels like 15 below zero in new york. i can confirm that. we have warnings and advisories in effect across the region. very widespr

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meteorologist maria molina live in the fox weather center. what are the answers, maria? >> reporter: you know what? rick is absolutely right. once you stand out there for just a couple of minutes, you really start to feel your cheeks. i was out there earlier for fox and friends and again just a couple of minutes is very tough. so stay indoors, that's very good advice across the northeast, southeast and portions of the midwest. here's a look at some of these current wind chill temperatures. in new york city right now it feels like minnesota minnesota d -12. because of how cold it feels outside, we do have a number of wind chill advisories and warnings in effect out here. frostbite, hypothermia big concerns here within just a few minutes. you can see them stretching all the way down to parts of the florida panhandle. we did actually have some advisories early this morning into central florida. now, you've heard this term polar vortex, and that's really just very cold air that's always in place across the poles, but a piece did wreak off and produce these record-cold -- bre

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maria molina, you are outside on times square. ing last night and giving updates this morning. >> that's right. good morning. >> maria, you're on. >> good to see you. we're here on super bowl boulevard. behind me is that tower, the fox sports 1 tower. we want to take a look at the weather conditions now across the country where we do have snow that's been occurring across portions of the southeast. we picked up over three inches in portions of atlanta, more than five inches total accumulation expected in eastern north carolina. that's very significant. the snowstorm is forecast to continue to wind down and we are going to be seeing some improvement. again, a lot of messy weather across portions of the south. otherwise temperature-wise not much warmer across portions of the southeast as we head into the afternoon hours. highs are only going to make it into the 30's in places like atlanta, places like north carolina. otherwise across the midwest much improvement today. going to make it into the 20's in chicago and also in minneapolis

meteorologist maria molina joins us from the fox center. maria. >> we have a dip in the jonna -e have a dip in the jonna jetstre. now we are going to see a more powerful storm, an arctic front heading southward. in minneapolis. far dough, 21 degree below -- in fargo 21 degree below zero. raleigh the temperatures will make it down into the teens. in chicago the temperature will be below zero. we do have a number of with warnings in tech due to dangerously cold winter temperatures. i showed you where the actual temperatures -- you have to factor in the wind and the withs are much colder than that. this arctic blast is going to be coming with a quick moving clipper system. by tuesday afternoon and evening, many areas are see that snow coming down, but we have winter storm watches in effect as much as 8 inches possible. back to you. bill: an american missionary being held in north korea. he's beg for help. martha: iran begins cutting back on their enrichment of uranium amidst growing criticism the deal does not go far enough. [ fishing rod cast

maria molina joining us outside our world headquarters where currently, it's raining, but it's almosts headed eastbound. we have winds out of the south. that's what's helping to pump up those mild temperatures across portions of the east coast. behind the system, it's very cold across portions of the midwest and as we head into tonight, we're going to be seeing very cold temperatures, down to portions of florida and also into georgia. you could be looking at some single digit low temperatures tonight in places like atlanta. so we could be seeing some record low temperatures set tonight across the country. otherwise the current wind chills across the country, looking very cold. well below zero across portions of the great lakes, midwest. that cold air will be in place across portions of the east coast coming up tomorrow morning. so keep that in mind. you're going to need that heavy jacket throughout the morning hours tomorrow and pretty much through the entire day. your high temperatures won't get much warmer. because of the cold, we have wind chill advisories and warnings in effect. f

i just checked my twitter feed and maria molina says boston could wind up with 14 inches of snow in thehat the truth, maria? >> 10 to 14 inches of snow possible in boston and surrounding areas. incredible stuff expected here as we head into tonight and tomorrow morning. here's a look at what's going on now because we have a complicated weather pattern set up. we have two storms. one is in place across the midwest producing snow out there. then we have another one that's in place across portions of the southeast just producing rain. both of these are going to be merging later on today off the coast of the northeast and they will be intensifying and we're going to be looking at significant snowfall accumulations. right now winter weather advisory stretching across portions of the midwest up into parts of new england and winter storm warnings in effect in the northeast. this is where we're going to be seeing some of the worst conditions to some of the heavier snowfall accumulations and that in combination with strong winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour will be producing whiteout conditio

maria molina has the latest on our weather. >> good morning. the northeast. currently 9 degrees in new york city. and typically you think of areas in the south as not experiencing an arctic blast of cold air, even during the winter months. take a look at liberty, mississippi. this is a picture that one of our viewers sent us. randy watts from or twitter account, and mine is at fox maria molina, so please tweet your pictures if you live across any of the states being impacted by winter weather today. this is a picture of snow on the ground in the southwestern part of the state of mississippi. so yes, we are seeing some snow out here. we do have winter weather advisories across parts of louisiana, texas, houston, you're under a winter storm warning this morning because you're dealing with areas of freezing rain moving through. so please be careful on the roadways. keep in mind they could be slippery. otherwise a quick look at those current windchill temperatures. kansas city, feels like 1 below zero. chicago, 20 below zero. and denver and parts o

meteorologist maria molina live in the fox extreme winter weather center. who bottom got the most, maria. good morning. >> the hardest hit state has been massachusetts and the eastern portion of the state. look at snowfall totals. these are recorded and still snowing on top of these totals. it is likely we'll see accumulations in excess of two feet. but in topsfield, massachusetts, 23.5 inches of snow. parts of new york getting snowfall like bayshore, 11.5 inches of snow. you know what? it is still snowing out there. what happened in the last 24 hours moved across the midwest an produced snow in illinois, indiana and sections of the ohio. you see the snow through the loop. another piece of energy across the southeast moved northward. both pieces united in the northeast producing widespread snowfall. hardest hit area parts of southern new england. the winds are gusting through entire overnight hours, even recall this morning. look at some of these recorded gusts. more than 50 mile-an-hour wind recorded in nantucket. 30 mile-an-hour wind record the at jfk. the