Snow in forecast for this weekend
Accuweather says snow might move into the mid-Atlantic and New England regions from Saturday to Sunday.
Meteorologists anticipate major travel disruptions on the roads and at the airports from the storm in the Northeast due to a wide variety of precipitation on the way for this weekend. The anticipated timing of the storm may allow for good travel on Friday night and Saturday, as opposed to Sunday.
For many locations near the Interstate 95 corridor of the mid-Atlantic region, it has been two winters since the last time there was an inch of snow. Accuweather said this storm could change that.
The last time there was an inch of snow from a single storm in New York City was on Feb. 13, 2022, or 685 days as of Dec. 31, 2023. For Philadelphia, the last time there was a snowstorm that brought at least an inch of snow was on Jan. 28-29, 2022, or a whopping 701 days, as of Dec. 31. Washington, D.C., has not picked up close to an inch of snow since March 12, 2022, when 0.9 of an inch fell.
After unloading snow west of the Rockies to the mountains along the Pacific coast from Tuesday to Wednesday, the storm will produce a zone of heavy snow over the southern High Plains in parts of New Mexico, northwestern Texas, western Oklahoma, eastern Colorado and western Kansas from Thursday night to Friday.
The area of the snow is likely to expand rapidly once the storm’s moisture reaches the central and southern Appalachians and parts of mid-Atlantic and southern New England on Saturday night. Motorists venturing along Interstates 64, 68, 70, 76, 79, 80 and 81 should expect travel conditions to quickly transition from dry to wet, slushy and snow-covered.
Here is the latest forecast from the National Weather Service:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 35.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
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