>> let's get the latest from accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning, john and diana. extreme cold on tap for the nation's mid section and much of the west. an arctic the air mass dives in out of canada on the fringes of that colder air an area of low pressure is drifting toward lake superior. we're going to see snowfall in the upper midwest again today. for a bull's eye, 6 to 12 inches of snow. duluth, three to six-inch range into minneapolis. the cold air surges to the west all the way in to southern california in to nevada. expecting subfreezing temperatures the next two nights. las vegas, bakersfield, 30. 20s both nights in fresno. some spots breaking records and that's nothing compared to the midsection. it will feel like minus 40 in bismarck tonight. john, diana, back to you. >> thanks, jim. here's a rest of the forecast now. warmer than normal in the southeast with scattered showers from virginia to the carolinas. mostly dry in the northeast with the exception of a few showers across upstate new york. >> mostly 40s in the northeast,