US and Canada Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 5 years ago November 4, 2019
Significant snow coming to Canada and maybe the Northeast
Summary
October was a banner month for snowfall in the central and northern Rockies, and now during the first half of November, the atmosphere will shift gears and focus the cold air and snowfall over Canada and the Northeastern United States.
Short Term Forecast
Looking good in the Rockies
The snowpack in the Rockies, including northern Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, is currently 200-300 percent of average thanks to 3-4+ feet of snow that accumulated during October. Monarch Mountain in Colorado opened during this past weekend with a base of all-natural snow and a scene that looked like mid-winter.
Forecast for Mon, Nov 4 – Wed, Nov 6
This week will start off with snowfall in British Columbia and Alberta in western Canada, as well as in the hills of the Upper Midwest and in eastern Canada.
Forecast for Thu, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 10
The storm track will remain in about the same place during the end of this week and over the upcoming weekend. In the west, western Canada (and maybe parts of Montana) will see significant snow, and another big story will be a New England storm late in the week or early in the weekend with the potential for significant snow with cold air to follow.
Extended Forecast
Outlook for Mon, Nov 11 – Fri, Nov 15
The atmosphere is going to remain in ‘repeat mode’ as the storm track should be essentially in the same place through the middle of November. The coldest air and the best chance for snow will be near and north of the pink line in the map below which will continue to favor northwestern Canada, the Upper Midwest, and the Northeast.
This storm track will pile up the snow in western Canada, and the cold air in the Upper Midwest and the Northeast will help those resorts to make a significant amount of snow.
Once a pattern like this becomes locked in, it usually takes a while to change. I’ll keep an eye on the longer-range forecast to see if any models predict a shift in the storm track, though I wouldn’t be surprised to see this pattern continue through at least the third week of November.
Thanks so much for reading, and check back for my next post on Thursday, November 7th.
JOEL GRATZ
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