US and Canada Daily Snow
By Zach Butler, Meteorologist Posted 2 days ago March 28, 2025
Powder Days to End March
Summary
Active weather will affect the US and Canada with several storms bringing snow as we near the end of March. The West will see a couple of atmospheric rivers impact California with snow extending into the interior West with localized heavy amounts of snow. Many areas will see nice powder! In the East, active storms will track north and keep snowfall along the US-Canada border.
Short Term Forecast
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7-Day Snow Forecast:
An active storm track across the Pacific Ocean will move into the Western U.S. and Canada, bringing significant snow through the forecast. Several rounds of storms with atmospheric rivers in the PNW and California will bring favorable powder conditions into the interior West as well!
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In the East, the active storm track will lift north and bring late-season snowfall to the northern Great Lakes, northern New England, and southern Canada. The northern resorts through the East will score powder to end March. Areas to the south along the rain-snow transition zone will see hazardous amounts of mixed precipitation (sleet and freezing rain).
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Forecast for Fri (Mar 28) to Sat (Mar 29):
The storm in the Northwest will now weaken and send lighter amounts of moisture into the PNW with light snow accumulations, but lower snow levels than the last couple of days. Snow will move into the interior West and bring light snow with localized higher amounts in Colorado.
In the Midwest and Northeast, a storm system will track north and keep cold air with snow in the far northern areas along the Canadian border. An area of mixed precipitation with sleet and freezing rain is likely to the south of the snow line. This could bring hazardous ice accumulations to parts of the Great Lakes and New England, while areas north see heavy snow.
Forecast for Sun (Mar 30) to Mon (Mar 31):
Active weather continues with a storm system and an atmospheric river (AR) expected to impact California and southern Oregon. This AR will extend light amounts of moisture and snowfall into the Central Rockies, keeping the refresh button on the slopes this weekend.
The storm in the East will lift north and bring warmer air and rain into parts of the Great Lakes and New England. Cold air will move north to the U.S.-Canada border with heavy snowfall through southern Canada.
Forecast for Tue (Apr 1) to Wed (Apr 2):
The AR storm track could keep going in California, although model uncertainty remains about the AR intensity and location. Another storm will track into the Northwest with snow piling up to start April.
The storm through the Central Rockies will intensify and bring moderate to heavy snow through many locations bringing great powder conditions to start April. Localized areas could see more than 2 feet of snow. This storm will transition into the Midwest and bring significant snowfall to the Upper Midwest through the Canadian border.
Extended Forecast
Outlook for Thu (Apr 3) to Tue (Apr 8):
The extended forecast shows uncertainty related to the storm track in the Western U.S. as cold air could station itself through many states. This could be associated with a cut-off low, which could bring significant snow through the Central Rockies and Southwest. Precipitation is likely, but amounts are uncertain.
The storm track in the East has higher certainty, with active weather bringing warm and wet storms. Little to no snow is in the forecast out East, except for far northern locations along the Canadian border. The end of the ski season is on the doorstep.
Thanks so much for reading and have a great weekend! Next update on Monday (March 31).
Zach Butler
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