Active Pattern Taking Hold over the East

US and Canada Daily Snow

By Alan Smith, Meteorologist Posted 1 day ago January 6, 2025

Summary

The pattern will favor the East this week with 2 storms in the next 6 days, while favored upslope areas in New England and the Mid-Atlantic will see consistent snow showers in between storms. The West will see a trend toward less active weather, but weaker disturbances will bring snow showers to the Rockies on Monday and again later in the week.

Short Term Forecast

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5-Day Snow Forecast:

A strong storm will impact the Mid-Atlantic on Monday with heavy snow expected across West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. Areas on the southern end of the swath of heavy snow will see a period where snow changes to sleet/freezing rain before changing back to snow toward the end of the storm.

New England will see snow showers throughout the week, then another storm is possible on Friday for the Mid-Atlantic, with potential impacts for New England on Saturday (just beyond the 5-day window).

Confidence is lower for this second storm, but the overall theme is that this will be an active week in the East with cold temperatures and multiple snow opportunities.

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Forecast for Mon (Jan 6) to Tue (Jan 7):

Snow will fall across the Mid-Atlantic on Monday before ending on Monday night. Snow showers will develop across New England on Tuesday.

A weak storm will bring snow showers to the Rockies with light amounts for most areas, though isolated areas could see some sneaky good totals. To the north, a strong storm will bring heavy snow to Alaska.

Forecast for Wed (Jan 8) to Thu (Jan 9):

A storm will develop across the far Southwest, which could bring snow to areas such as Ski Apache in New Mexico, with drier conditions further north. A weak disturbance will also bring a few snow showers to areas near or east of the Divide in the Central Rockies. Heavy snow will fall further north in Central BC and Alaska.

Arctic air will spill into the East resulting in very cold temperatures with persistent snow showers across New England and the Northern/Central Mid-Atlantic.

Forecast for Fri (Jan 10) to Sat (Jan 11):

Another strong storm is possible for the East with snow expected to develop across the Mid-Atlantic on Friday. There is potential for this storm to develop into a Nor'easter with the possibility of heavy snow for New England on Saturday. However, confidence is low at this time and this could easily change depending on the storm track.

A storm is also projected to slide into the Northwest and Northern/Central Rockies with light to moderate snow possible to freshen up the slopes. Stronger storms will continue to impact Alaska with heavy snow expected.

Extended Forecast

Outlook for Sun (Jan 12) to Thu (Jan 16):

The pattern will continue to favor the East with below-normal temperatures and additional chances for snow. A ridge of high pressure will result in dry conditions for most of the West with the storm track bottled up in Northern BC and Alaska.

Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Wednesday (Jan 8).

Alan Smith

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