US and Canada Daily Snow
By Alan Smith, Meteorologist Posted 3 days ago January 1, 2025
Storms for the Northwest and New England
Summary
An active pattern will continue across the Northwest during the first 5 days of 2025 with storms favoring the Cascades and Northern Rockies. The East is also about to head into an active pattern with sustained cold temperatures. On Wednesday, a storm will bring snow to New England, while the Mid-Atlantic could potentially see a storm early next week.
Short Term Forecast
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5-Day Snow Forecast:
Storms will continue to favor the Cascades and Northern Rockies from Wednesday through Sunday, with lighter snow on the periphery of the storm track in Canada and across the Sierra and Central Rockies.
Snowfall over the next 5 days will range from 1-2 feet in the Cascades in Washington and Oregon as well as Northern/Central Idaho and the Tetons in Wyoming. Snow totals will range from 6-12 inches in parts of British Columbia, Montana, and Northern Colorado.
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The pattern is also about to turn more favorable for skiing across the East after a stretch of mild weather. A storm will bring 6-12+ inches of snow to many areas of New England on Wednesday.
Snow showers will develop across the Great Lakes and Appalachians later this week and into the weekend, then a stronger storm is possible for the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday though confidence in the storm track is low at this time.
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Forecast for Wed (Jan 1) to Thu (Jan 2):
Multiple storms will track across the Northwest with snow favoring the Cascades and Northern Rockies, while Northern Colorado will also get in on the action.
Snow will fall across New England from Wednesday (mixed with rain in some lower elevation areas initially) to Thursday with lighter snow showers for the higher terrain of the Mid-Atlantic. Lake effect snow showers will also develop downwind of the Great Lakes.
Forecast for Fri (Jan 3) to Sat (Jan 4):
Two more storms will move across the West with the Cascades and Northern Idaho favored for deep totals. Light to moderate snow will also extend southward into Tahoe, Utah, and Colorado.
Snow showers will redevelop over the Great Lakes and Appalachians as a colder airmass becomes established. Locally heavy snow is expected in favored lake effect regions.
Forecast for Sun (Jan 5) to Mon (Jan 6):
We will be on the tail end of an active pattern in the West with light to moderate snow showers continuing across the Rockies. A weaker wave could also bring some additional light snow to the Cascades. Further north, Alaska will head back into an active pattern with heavy snow developing.
A storm will track across the Central U.S. toward the Mid-Atlantic with a swath of heavy snow possible. The model pictured below favors West Virginia and surrounding areas for the deepest snow totals, but confidence is low as other models are trending further south or north with the heaviest snow.
Extended Forecast
Outlook for Tue (Jan 7) to Sat (Jan 11):
The pattern will favor the East during this period as a cold airmass takes hold with multiple storm systems also possible.
High pressure will dominate the pattern in the West with the storm track shifting northward into Alaska. We could see an occasional storm slide into the Central Rockies from the north, but overall, the pattern is not conducive for widespread significant snowfall in the West.
Thanks so much for reading and Happy New Year!
Next update on Friday (January 3).
Alan Smith
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