US and Canada Daily Snow
By Zach Butler, Meteorologist Posted 23 days ago April 2, 2025
April Powder Continues Through the West
Summary
The Western U.S. will continue to see powder from Montana through New Mexico this week. The heaviest snow will be in Colorado with 2-3+ feet. The April powder luck will end by Sunday, April 6, with warming and drying conditions expected. The East will continue to see warm and wet weather as cold air stays north along the U.S.-Canada border. Colder weather will move into the East next week.
Short Term Forecast
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A big week for the Western U.S. will continue as a storm system moves slowly and pulls down cold air from Canada. This will bring favorable powder through the Central Rockies and into the Southwest, which needs some late-season snow! The highest snow totals will be over 3 feet, and are favored to be in southern Colorado. After Sunday, April 6, drier and warmer weather will move into the West.
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In the East, a wet and warm weather pattern will start the forecast period with rain and mixed precipitation. Snow will stay around the U.S.-Canada border and to the north. Mixed precipitation could bring hazardous ice accumulations to southern Ontario, southern Quebec, and New England. Colder air will move in after Sunday, April 6, with northerly flow bringing favorable snow shower conditions.
More details from our local experts:
Forecast for Wed (Apr 2) to Thu (Apr 3):
Northerly flow in the Western U.S. will keep snow falling in the Northwest, with the heaviest snow in Montana. The storm in the Central Rockies will become semi-stationary and continue to bring powder. The Southwest will finally see some snow from this storm!
The Eastern U.S. storm track will continue to lift north and limit cold air to the Upper Midwest and Canada. This storm will bring mixed precipitation to southern Ontario, southern Quebec, and New England. Hazardous ice accumulations are possible with a changeover to rain expected on Thursday.
Forecast for Fri (Apr 4) to Sat (Apr 5):
The storm in the Central Rockies will become a cutoff low and remain semi-stationary. This part of the storm cycle will bring the heaviest snow yet to southern Colorado and New Mexico, with several feet of snow expected. The Northwest will become quiet as the storm track shifts north with heavy coastal snow in Alaska.
In the East, warm southerly flow will transport high amounts of moisture from the South-Central Plains into the Mid-Atlantic and New England. Locally heavy amounts of rain (>4 inches) and thunderstorms are likely. A few areas of snow are likely in New England on Saturday evening, before warm air changes snow to rain on Sunday.
Forecast for Sun (Apr 6) to Mon (Apr 7):
Quieter weather will move into the U.S. The storm in the East will continue to bring warm air and rain through southern Canada. The backside of this storm will pull down cold air on Monday, which will bring a few snow showers and significantly change the weather through next week.
The West will become quiet with dry and warming conditions. The storm track will lift north into Alaska and British Columbia. A few rain and snow showers are possible in the PNW, but they will bring minimal impacts.
Extended Forecast
Outlook for Tue (Apr 8) to Sun (Apr 13):
The West will continue to see quiet weather in the extended forecast associated with an upper-level ridge and high-pressure system. Storms will track north into Alaska and British Columbia, with a couple of precipitation chances in the PNW.
The East will have a sharp change in the weather pattern with northerly flow bringing cold air and scattered snow showers. A few late-season lake effect snow showers are likely with this pattern, and a storm could bring areas of rain and snow to the Midwest and New England.
Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Friday (April 4).
Zach Butler
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