Take precautions to prevent frostbite while outdoors. The NWS More Quotes by The NWS More Quotes From The NWS Widespread highs in the 90s to 100 combined with dewpoints surging into the mid and upper 70s will create heat indices as high as 110 through this weekend. The NWS us Snowfall totals are forecast to be over a foot for portions of the Northeast west of Interstate 95 through Thursday evening, the major cities will be on the gradient in between the substantial snowfall totals and light snowfall totals, so there is uncertainty in how much snow will fall in areas such as New York City. The NWS us This will create a wind-whipped snow that will reduce visibilities to near zero, making travel dangerous if not nearly impossible at the height of the storm. The NWS environment Most of the heavier rain to the west of New Orleans will taper off in the evening ... and for far eastern Louisiana it will probably end closer to midnight. The NWS top-news Many tourists who come to Las Vegas may be unprepared for the true winter-like conditions this storm could bring with it, travel conditions could be difficult, if not impossible, on area roads. The NWS us-news