The second of five storms that will slam the eastern half of the United States with snow and ice over a two week period is on the way – and this one has more snow than the first.

Another winter storm will rush across the Midwest and the Northeast this weekend, bringing snow and ice along the way.

A weekend winter storm will bring biting temperatures and dump several inches of snow on areas from the Midwest to Northeast.

The map I’ve put together for snowfall totals has a fairly wide range of 4 to 8 inches. During Saturday, after we get even more information, I’ll try to start honing that down to see whether we’re going to be closer to the 4 inches or closer to 8 inches.

The newest data shows a few tweaks to storm system forecast. Those tweaks generally are for less snow and less freezing rain.

After a winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeast this week, another one is on the way. Forecasters say the latest system is expected to sweep across the northern part of the country this weekend,

Just as one winter storm that brought snow and ice exits the Northeast, a new winter storm is expected to slam similar areas over the weekend.