Feb 25, 2012; 11:20 AM ET
Image of snow at night by Adam Gryko. From Photos.com.
Some heavy lake-effect snow bands will continue to stream downwind of the Great Lakes today as cold winds whip through the area.
The colder air is rushing into the region following the snowstorm that targeted northern New England on Friday. The storm was also responsible for the recent outbreak of severe weather across the South.
The Great Lakes are still relatively mild and mostly unfrozen, which is rare for this late in the season, so the cold air is having no trouble igniting lake-effect bands of snow.
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The snow will wind down across the western Great Lakes by this afternoon, but will continue to threaten travel downwind of lakes Erie and Ontario through the evening.
It is not just places in close proximity to the lakes that should be prepared for sudden bursts of snow that rapidly reduce visibility and create hazardous road conditions.
One intense band of snow has reached eastern Pennsylvania, impacting the communities north of Philadelphia. This band has a history of creating white-out conditions, including at AccuWeather.com's Headquarters in State College, Pa.
The snow showers will come to an end throughout the Northeast this evening as high pressure begins to build overhead.
That high will lead to a calmer Sunday across the eastern Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic. New England will still have to endure brisk winds to close out the weekend.
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