I’m pretty sure it’s just a sign of boredom. The pattern change is coming but the first real threat window is 7 days away and the main ones are still 10 days away, so right now it’s just killing time
Reminds me a lot of the late November storm but slightly colder so the elevation needed to see accumulation could reach down to the suburbs vs the mountains.
When is the last big event (or even moderate) one like shown at the end of its run? I personally can't remember a single one but my non fuzzy memories of winter start post 2016.