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There's a lot of chatter on Twitter about a snowstorm next week. It's way too early to discuss this so be careful when you see images forecasting large amounts of snow. Here are the images posted on Twitter:

Here is what the National Weather Service is saying:

.Long Term...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 312 PM EST Wed Dec 1 2021

Mild Weather Continues this Weekend....

Westerly WAA over the short term will help build a broad ridge over
the southern CONUS, keeping the polar jet north of central Indiana.
This will allow for a warmer than normal temperatures to continue
through the weekend. Friday will be 10-15 degrees warmer than
average as a weak wave within the low level flow will back surface
winds to the SW, advecting even warmer air into the region. Some mid
level clouds will be possible on Friday given the passage of the
wave, but surface moisture return will be insufficient for any low
level clouds or precipitation to occur. There is some uncertainty on
afternoon highs for Friday given increased cloud cover. Current
expectations are for most locations along and south of I-70 to reach
60 with mid 60s possible in far SW central Indiana.

Near zonal flow aloft and weak low level disturbances will continue
to have marginal impacts on Saturday and Sunday. Low level winds
will shift back towards the NW for Saturday, dropping highs around
10 degrees. Skies will clear on Saturday though within broad
subsidence as the low level ridge axis passes through central
Indiana. By Sunday, the ridge will be east of central Indiana, once
again placing the region in predominant SW flow. Temperatures should
spike back into the mid to upper 50s for Sunday. This SW flow will
also be upstream of a stronger cyclone over the plains.



Precipitation Possible Early next Week...

Weather will become more active early next week, as two more
amplified troughs approach from the NW. The first chance of
precipitation will be late on Sunday into Monday morning.
Significant moisture return within strong SW flow will push Pwat
values above seasonal. This along with broad vertical lift should be
enough for scattered showers to develop. This should be east of the
region by Monday morning, although ensemble members are still varied
on overall timing for this event.

The next wave looks to move through Tuesday into Tuesday night. This
wave should be attached with cold Canadian air and interact with
leftover moisture from the initial wave. This will lead to snow on
the cold side of the system. Where this low will track is still
widely varied, but there is a chance of snow Tuesday night.
Confidence in possible snow amounts are still too low to provide
value to the forecast at this time.