The latest seasonal weather outlook on La Niña was released by the National Weather Service ... according to the Pacific Northwest Sesmic Network.

Northwest Arkansas could receive approximately 1 to 3 inches of snow starting Thursday and tapering off Friday, according to the National Weather Service on Tuesday afternoon.

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The Pacific Northwest is well known for its stormy weather from late fall through winter. But this week in 1880, 145 years ago, was one of the region's strongest storms on record. The so-called "Storm King" pummeled western Washington and Oregon with high winds, heavy snow and pounding waves.

The pattern had been predicted to form for several months, and weak La Niña conditions were finally officially met this week.

Another wave of Santa Ana winds arrive Saturday, likely generating gusts over 40 mph throughout the Inland Empire going into Sunday.

Although the National Weather Service downgraded the severity of its forecast on Tuesday, forecasters expect higher wind gusts on Wednesday that could lead to “explosive fire growth.”

The National Weather Service issued a report at 1:02 p.m. on Wednesday for lake effect snow and showers until 2 p.m. for Northern Erie and Southern Erie as well as Crawford County.

Overall, this week’s weather will generally be dry. Higher pressure aloft is forecast to build over Western Washington Monday after the last in a series of soggy Pacific weather ... Snoqualmie passes, the National Weather Service said.

Firefighters continue to battle major wildfires in the Los Angeles area of Southern California that have killed multiple people.

The Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Northeast are expected to face above-average precipitation, according to NOAA. States with a higher chance of increased precipitation between November and January include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

The National Weather Service had multiple states under winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings early on Friday.