There is a growing signal for winter weather across the Southern U.S. for the coming weekend. This could include at least parts of North Carolina on Saturday.

Bitter cold weather will stick around Maryland through Tuesday before a slight warm-up later this week. Tuesday will be an Alert Day due to the freezing temperatures.  Temperatures for the rest of Monday will feature a less harsh feel.

Typical January conditions will dominate the first half of the week, but extreme cold and the potential for a disruptive winter storm loom on the horizon.

ATLANTA — For the second weekend in a row, Georgia could be facing more winter weather. “With cold air coming in from the north and tropical moisture moving in from the south, this is the kind of pattern that can lead to winter weather across the southeast,” Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan said.

Now, our attention turns to the cold and active pattern which should continue through much of the week, and a growing signal for potentially more winter weather over the weekend.

A monster winter storm will clash with Arctic air, with major implications for the weather forecast in Massachusetts.

A rare southern snow is occurring across portions of Florida, Alabama and Georgia. A short-lived dream come true for Southern snow lovers.

Around 55 million people are under winter weather alerts across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and Southeast from two separate systems.