Shown here is an animation of WPC forecast maps for the U.S. for the next 7 days. Showers and thunderstorms associated with the remnants of tropical depression 16-E are expected to taper off during the next few days from across the Desert Southwest into the central Plains. Up to a few inches of rain can be expected in the central Plains. Our attention will then shift to the East Coast where a low pressure center is forecast to form off the Carolina coast and continue to linger just off the mid-A

With heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain in the forecast Friday through Sunday (Jan. 23-25) from New Mexico to the East Coast, it's best to stay home and stay off the roads as the hazardous weather rolls in. But if you absolutely have to travel, make sure your vehicle is packed and ready to go! weather.gov/safety | U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)