A storm affecting the Midwest and Northeast during the latter part of the weekend could have people swapping their umbrellas for snow shovels, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
The system tracking over the Midwest and Northeast as December got underway produced a few pockets of snow, but it was not quite cold enough across the regions for widespread wintry precipitation.
The storm being monitored will move up from the Gulf of Mexico from Sunday through Monday.
"The storm expected from Sunday to Monday across the Great Lakes and Northeast will feature a damp and dreary rain for most of the coastal Northeast," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said. The combination of rain, low clouds and fog will make for slick conditions and poor visibility at times, leading to slow highway travel and airline delays in Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C., and other major cities.
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Colder air will seep southward soon after the storm commences on Sunday night, setting the stage for snow to fall in parts of upstate New York and northern New England with a wintry mix farther south in New York and central New England.
In the higher elevations of the northern Green and White Mountains and across central and northern Maine, there is the potential for 6-12 inches of snow to fall, with locally higher amounts over the ridges and peaks. There is an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 24 inches.
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Between 1 to 3 inches of snow is likely with a mixture of sleet and rain from east-central New York to southern Vermont, New Hampshire and close to the Maine coast. There is a small risk of a slushy accumulation a bit farther to the south in New York and into northern areas of central and western Massachusetts.
"Temperatures will likely hover within a few degrees of freezing across places like the Champlain and Connecticut valleys of northern New England," Buckingham said, adding, "This could limit the amount of snow that falls to a few inches, but if temperatures dip lower than expected, more snow could pile up."
The southward extent of the cold air in the Northeast will depend on how quickly a new storm forms near the coast and how quickly it strengthens from late Sunday to Monday. A fast-forming strong storm would swiftly pull the cold air southward, allowing snow in more places of the interior Northeast.
Rainy weather could impact Sunday's matchup at Lincoln Financial Field, where San Francisco will take on Philadelphia. If it rains for Sunday's game, it will mark the third rainy game in a row for the Philadelphia team following rain last Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field and two weeks ago during Monday night's game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Latest indications point toward the steadiest rain ending by the time of kickoff at 4:25 p.m. EST.
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A separate pocket of slightly colder air at mid-levels of the atmosphere may lead to snow accumulating up to a few inches from southeastern Iowa and northern Illinois to southern and central Wisconsin and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan as the weekend comes to a close.
"There is a chance that the cold air seeps southward enough to bring a wintry mix to Chicago instead of just plain rain Sunday morning," AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore said.
In the wake of the large storm, conditions during the first half of the new week will feature temperatures near to slightly below the historical average in the Midwest and Northeast, with the chance for a round or two of rain and snow showers as an Alberta Clipper system moves across the region by midweek.
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