Another winter storm will bring a period of snow, rain and mixed precipitation to Connecticut this weekend, before bitter cold sets in early next week.

While much of the mid-Atlantic was digging out from a winter storm that brought heavy snow to the Washington, D.C., area, a second storm is expected to follow, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain along a more northerly track from Colorado to Maine.

In some locations, snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour could make it impossible for crews to keep roads open.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.