BIG Storm West moving east.......

Large stormy pattern west will result in one storm over weekend in Mid Nation.....moving east to east coast Monday.  A second
​storm hits upper MidWest next Wed.

Above...map for Saturday night....mid section of Nation
​gets hit with rain...wind...severe weather and snow. A new storm in NW hits Midwest next week.

Above.....threat of severe weather on Saturday.....dark green and yellow...prime targets.

GFS model for Christmas Day......some snowshowers in
Great Lakes....another storm in the NW....otherwise quiet ?

This is the Euro for 10 days out. Notice how the cold air - bluoe - is locked in Canada.  Sooner or later it will have to come south...just a matter of time.   Be safe.