. >> reporter: the snowstorm also hit parts of idaho, and in spokane, washington, this is the first time they've recorded on this date since they started keeping records back in 1881. forecasters expect the winter weather to continue through the night. >> hunker down. stay warm. and try to avoid traveling. >> reporter: the storm is expected to move out of the area by tomorrow morning though some schools will remain closed on monday. but all of this snow is expected to melt by the end of the week, so everyone here can get back to fall. elaine? >> carter evans, thank you. >>> we're seeing wild weather tonight from snow in the pacific northwest to record heat in the eastern u.s. to a major hurricane in the atlantic ocean. meteorologist jeff bur deli is tracking it all. jeff? >> and even for meteorologists, this is an extreme weather pattern, and we have a lot to talk about. that's for sure. so this epic snowfall in the pacific northwest, the highest mountain so far, some places over 40 inches. we're going to see over four feet before it's all said and done. as you're going to see, we're goi