Winter will make a cameo appearance next week. Much colder air will invade the northern Great Plains Tuesday then move on to chill the Midwest and Great Lakes Wednesday. The colder weather will reach the northeastern part of the country on Thanksgiving.

This will not be a bitter blast, but it will be cold enough. The drop in temperatures will be especially noticeable considering the great lack of cold weather so far this month. Take Minnesota, for instance, where it will be in the 50s Saturday. Turning the page, the 30s and 20s that show up next week are going to feel pretty darn cold.

The cold weather invasion will produce snow showers across the Midwest and Great Lakes Wednesday and Thursday, and bands of heavier snow may set up in the snow belts of northern Michigan, western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. This may have some bearing on travel through those regions though a big lake-effect event is unlikely.

Snow showers will also get into the central and northern Appalachians Thursday. The flakes will look pretty coming down but no accumulation is expected.

Story By AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.