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Albany, New York – A highly active winter pattern is expected to develop across New York as the New Year approaches, with strong signals for accumulating snow, lake-effect impacts, and repeated travel disruptions from Dec 27 through Jan 9.
Large-scale atmospheric patterns favor frequent storm systems tracking across the Northeast and Great Lakes during this period. According to the National Weather Service, colder air is expected to remain in place across much of the state, allowing most systems to produce snow away from the immediate coast. Upstate New York, including the Capital Region, Mohawk Valley, North Country, and western zones east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, currently show the strongest signal for plowable snowfall…