Sticky, unseasonable warmth stretching across the eastern United States this week will set the stage for a sprawling storm system that threatens to bring thunderstorms and heavy rain — weather more typical of spring than the dead of winter — from Thursday through Saturday.

Snow was seen falling at Solider Field prior to the Wild Card playoff clash between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.

The Packers and Bears begin their NFL postseason journey on Saturday, with both franchises hoping to make a run all the way to the Super Bowl.