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[January 29, 2011] (AP) More snow was expected to sweep through the northern U.S. on Saturday.

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Another low pressure system that developed in central Canada was forecast to strengthen as it moved over the Great Lakes and into the Northeast. While over the Great Lakes, flow from the northwest was expected to pick up additional moisture and trigger lake-effect snowfall along the southeastern shores of the lakes.

Most areas are likely to see between 1 to 2 inches of snow, but up to 4 inches of heavy, wet snow were expected along the shores of western New York state, as well as northern Pennsylvania and northern Ohio. A few light flurries were forecast to linger over Minnesota and Wisconsin, with little accumulation expected. Highs were forecast to remain in the 20s and 30s across the northern U.S.

In the South, a ridge of high pressure over the Gulf of Mexico was continuing to bring dry and mild weather to the Southeast. In the western Gulf, onshore flow was forecast to push moisture over northeastern Mexico and southeastern Texas, which was expected to kick up scattered rain showers by evening. Highs were expected to remain in the 70s over the southern Plains and in the 60s across the Southeast.

In the West, wet and cloudy conditions were expected to return to the West Coast as a low pressure system dipped into the Pacific Northwest and northern California. This system was forecast to bring more scattered showers to Oregon and Washington, while California was expected to see increasingly cloudy skies and chances for rain showers in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures were expected to remain seasonable across the West, with highs in the 50s and 60s.

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[Associated Press article from Weather Underground]