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Alberta Clippers With Quick-Hitting Snow Will Be Triggered By Arctic Blast: Here's Timing Alberta Clippers With Quick-Hitting Snow Will Be Triggered By Arctic Blast: Here's Timing
Alberta Clippers With Quick-Hitting Snow Will Be Triggered By Arctic Blast: Here's Timing A blast of Arctic air will lead to quick-hitting snowfall from Alberta Clipper systems in the days ahead. "These storms will briefly disrupt the lake-effect snow machine and bring more widespread accumulations of a coating to a few inches," according to AccuWeather. Blasts of cold conditions will arrive overnight Friday, Nov. 29 into Saturday, Nov. 30, with temperatures dipping into the upper 20s, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday will be sunny, with a high temperature of around 40 degrees. But it will feel colder, with wind gusts between 20 and 25 miles per hour. As …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook
Most Snowfall Expected In These Areas This Winter: AccuWeather Releases Long-Range Outlook AccuWeather meteorologists have just unveiled their forecast for the winter of 2024-25 and have released a map of where in the US the most snowfall is expected. In the image above, higher-than-average snowfall is predicted for those areas shown in light blue, with most areas in the Northeast are expected to receive more snow this season than last winter. Areas in the darker shade are expected to see below average snowfall in 2024-25, including in much of the Mid-Atlantic states. Click here for a new, related story: Winter 2024-25 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service …

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by Joe Lombardi
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White Christmas This Year? Here's What Meteorologists Are Projecting White Christmas This Year? Here's What Meteorologists Are Projecting
White Christmas This Year? Here's What Meteorologists Are Projecting If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, it might be time to snap back to reality. According to weather prediction centers and meteorologists, warmer temps are putting a damper on the chances of snow this year. Dec. 22 to 28 temperature outlook. National Weather Service The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center is showing temps 40 to 50 percent higher than average from Dec. 22 to 28, with normal precipitation. While the Rockies and interior parts of the Northeast have a high probability of at least one inch of snow — the definition of a white Christmas — it's not looking g…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Get Your Snow Shovels Ready': AccuWeather Releases Winter Outlook 'Get Your Snow Shovels Ready': AccuWeather Releases Winter Outlook
'Get Your Snow Shovels Ready': AccuWeather Releases Winter Outlook Forecasters for AccuWeather have released their projections for the winter of 2023-24. Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team are saying it's shaping up to be much different than last winter, especially across the central and eastern United States, and one month may leave the biggest impression. "February can be an active and intense month," Pastelok said. One of the driving forces this winter will be the strengthening El Niño, which will play a significant role in the weather across the United States throughout the entire winter season.  Earlier report - 'Super'…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fall Forecast For Northeast Released By AccuWeather Fall Forecast For Northeast Released By AccuWeather
Fall Forecast For Northeast Released By AccuWeather AccuWeather has released its predictions for Fall 2023. Longtime meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team of long-range forecasters say that this year's autumn, which officially kicks off Saturday, Sept. 23, will be coming in hot. The first few weeks of September will be around 90 degrees in New York City and Philadelphia, with cooler air expected to hit toward the end of the month, according to Pastelok. With it? Thunderstorms, he said. Severe Weather RiskAccuWeather Fall's first frost is anticipated to make its debut at the end of October or early November in the Northeast, Pastelok…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Meteorologists (Not Groundhog) Share Spring Forecast For Mid-Atlantic Region Meteorologists (Not Groundhog) Share Spring Forecast For Mid-Atlantic Region
Meteorologists (Not Groundhog) Share Spring Forecast For Mid-Atlantic Region Winter is sticking around, no matter what Punxsutawney Phil prognosticates on Feb. 2, AccuWeather meteorologists say.  The middle of January is the halfway point in meteorological winter. Still, meteorologists warn that despite warmer sunny days, outbreaks of cold air and waves of snow may make it feel like winter well into March for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the entire northeast.  Virginia on down the coast is a different story, and is expected to feel "more like spring," AccuWeather’s Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok says. But his team adds that many "Americans ma…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Winter Isn't Canceled': Big Weather Change Ahead For Northeast, Forecasters Say 'Winter Isn't Canceled': Big Weather Change Ahead For Northeast, Forecasters Say
'Winter Isn't Canceled': Big Weather Change Ahead For Northeast, Forecasters Say The unseasonably warm weather that the Northeast has been experiencing isn't here to stay. Or as Jersey Shore meteorologist Steve DiMartino put it: "Winter isn't canceled." The winter warmup isn't unusual, DiMartino said, noting weather typically swings from one extreme to the other. And a colder weather is on the horizon, according to AccuWeather. While temps have stayed mostly in the 50s since the frigid Christmas weekend, they're bound to take a dip back into the 40s for the second week of January, the outlet says. Hopefully you enjoyed the last day of the mild temperatures before…

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by Cecilia Levine
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After The Storm: Bitter Cold For Christmas Eve, Xmas Day Before Big Change In Weather Pattern After The Storm: Bitter Cold For Christmas Eve, Xmas Day Before Big Change In Weather Pattern
After The Storm: Bitter Cold For Christmas Eve, Xmas Day Before Big Change In Weather Pattern Let's hope Santa Claus is wearing an extra pair or two of long johns. That's because Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be the coldest in decades. A powerful, massive storm that brought a mix of heavy rain, damaging winds, sleet, and snow, has now moved off the coast, but the passage of a cold front accompanying the system has led to a dramatic dip in temperatures. The wind-chill factor on Christmas Eve on Saturday morning, Dec. 24 is below zero degrees in most of the region. After a sunny start, clouds will increase during the day, but the high temperature will only be in the mid to up…

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by Joe Lombardi
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White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region
White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region Dreaming of a White Christmas? You may just get your wish thanks to a new storm system on track for the Northeast just before Christmas Day on Sunday, Dec. 25, according to the National Weather Service. "The potential blockbuster system will coincide with a massive outbreak of Arctic air that will send temperatures to bone-chilling levels through the holiday weekend," according to AccuWeather.com, "and could be one of the most intense and prolonged periods of frigid air in decades during Christmastime." According to the current projected track and timing, the system is due to arrive o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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AccuWeather Releases Winter Weather Outlook AccuWeather Releases Winter Weather Outlook
AccuWeather Releases Winter Weather Outlook Long-range forecasters for AccuWeather have just released their projections for the winter of 2022-23. Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team are predicting La Niña will shape the weather patterns across the United States for the third straight year. That means less-than-average snowfall in much of the nation, including the Northeast, especially the southernmost part of the region. (See the first image above). In addition, the biggest blasts of cold air will hold off until later in the winter in the Northeast, AccuWeather says. "I think going forward, even though we're in th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Snow Possible In Pre-Thanksgiving Storm, Forecasters Say Snow Possible In Pre-Thanksgiving Storm, Forecasters Say
Snow Possible In Pre-Thanksgiving Storm, Forecasters Say A pre-Thanksgiving storm system could make travel conditions messy this year, forecasters say. NY NJ PA Weather's Steve DiMartino says the region will likely see either rain or snow between Monday night and Wednesday morning. “There is a lot of volatility in this forecast for early next week," DiMartino said. "So you’re gonna see a lot of different depictions of this time period." In one potential storm scenario, the Northeast could see low temps and high winds due to a storm system that would organize over the Central plains. This scenario could bring moderately heavy snow to the Pennsylv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Forecasters Size Up Chance Of November Snow As Cold Air Arrives From Canada Forecasters Size Up Chance Of November Snow As Cold Air Arrives From Canada
Forecasters Size Up Chance Of November Snow As Cold Air Arrives From Canada A change in the weather pattern will bring in the coldest air of the season. And as the air interacts with multiple storm systems, snow could develop as the calendar flips to November, according to AccuWeather.com forecasters. "Could we be talking about snow across parts of the Midwest and Northeast?” AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said. “Maybe.” That comment, made on Thursday, Oct. 28, is consistent with an earlier forecast by AccuWeather's Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok who said more than a month ago that there could be  “a couple of rounds of cold weath…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22 NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22
NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its outlook for the winter of 2021-22.NOAA's National Weather Service forecasters are predicting cooler-than-average and wetter-than-average conditions in parts of the North with La Niña conditions once again predicted to shape part of the overall weather patterns this winter. For precipitation predictions for the upcoming season, see the first image above. Click here to see the complete NOAA winter outlook report. For a video look at NOAA's winter outlook, click here. Related story - Snow Joke: Get…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Snowfall Totals, Northeast Winter Weather Predictions Released By AccuWeather Snowfall Totals, Northeast Winter Weather Predictions Released By AccuWeather
Snowfall Totals, Northeast Winter Weather Predictions Released By AccuWeather Winter in the Northeast won't be quite as bad as last year, but cold weather and more snowfall than average are on the horizon, meteorologists say. The AccuWeather long-range team this week released predictions for the upcoming season (keep reading for snowfall predictions). A chance of "plowable snow" could come early in the season, with the first waves of cold air and some flurries expected in November. Snowfall is likely to look a similar to last year's totals: Slightly above average. Snowfall predictions for 2021-22 season.AccuWeather As a whole, temps this year are likely to aver…

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by Cecilia Levine