now, we ve got snow to go along with it. little slushy in detroit where you had four inches this morning, snow bands off of lake michigan where at some point we had snowfall rates of five inches an hour incredible. another foot of snow could come in the mountains west virginia. most of us in the northeast you re going to end up seeing just wet roadways, maybe a dusting on the grassy surfaces. cleveland you could be a big winner, especially the eastern suburbs with the laichke-effect snow. the resorts in west virginia looking great, pittsburgh almost on the back end of the snow for you right now. through state college and central p.a. and philadelphia and trenton you re clearing out. newark and new york, by lunchtime everything should be gone for you. we ll have some snow that remains in and around boston and downeast maine. maine along i-95 cob a problem highway for you. keep that in mind. there is a look at your forecast, 16 in minneapolis, 41 in atlanta, chilly there, a 51 in new orl
to be unveiled on thursday. almost a quarter past the hour. let s check in now with meteorologist reynolds wolf, today s weather forecast looking pretty good. we re getting ready for memorial day officially. that s right. a lot of people have their own pyramid that s going to include barbecuing an outdoor events. corn on the cob. you got to have that. one thing people will take on their outdoor menu, snow skiing. joe, take a look at this video. these are conditions near aspen, also near yellowstone. the snow is so great in some places, they re going to allow ski runs to be open in aspen. we ve been warned top the top of the mountain things are fine but towards the end of the run, things are a little slushy. just the idea you re out there on memorial day is cool enough. a little bit farther up the rockies, tetons and yellowstone national park show snow at 20 feet in some locations.
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bright balls. one golfer says the biggest cheater in this case wins. that would be fun. the northeast is expecting a massive wallop of snow, olympic planners are trucking the stuff in, using chopper, dump trucks, snow grooving machines to boost the snow at the resort hosting the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events. making matters worse, rain is quite well, it shows up an awful lot this time of year in vancouver, where we find nbc s ron mott right now. how concerned are organizers? reporter: good morning, contessa, or good afternoon in your case. organizers aren t concerned at all. in fact, i think they re starting to get a little fatigued with the questions that the media are asking about the question here. you mention they re holding freestyle and snowboarding events beginning this saturday. there s plenty of snow up there. the problem is, it s a little slushy. rain in the forecast over the next 48 hours, which does not mix all that well with snow when
sometimes the snow got a little slushy. it was strange looking at palm trees where you were standing and then seeing the snow capped mountains behind them. it was a weird pair a dox but it was good on. i got back late saturday night and ready to go. we had you covering the winter olympics and katty kay was in rio last week. give us a take on rio. rio wasn t quite like sochi, actually. i think i got the slightly better beat, don t you think, willie? that was the view from my hotel. i think somebody had to take on the hardship assignment and volunteer themselves to go down to rio de janeiro for a week. that is what i had to do last week. i did it with a lot of grace and i hope courage and sat on the beach a little bit. suffered for your craft. i suffered for my cause. what did i miss? i went to worcester, massachusetts. how was the beach up there? it was beautiful!