Heavy Lake Effect Snows Likely Behind Next Storm System
11/26/24 9:23am EST
Good morning everyone. We have some real nasty and cold weather shaping up for the Northeast, with one system helping the next in order to make that forecast come true. Our first system today will be our reinforcing cool air mass as rain heads up the coast ahead of our front. Sunshine returns tomorrow for a short stint, then clouds increase again as our next system makes its way in.
This one will make travel difficult up and down the East Coast during the holiday weekend, with rainy and raw conditions expected across a wide area of the Northeast and New England on Thursday. Cold rain will fall with 40 degree temps, and some interior snows for higher elevations. However, what’s behind it is the real kicker.
Onshore winds across the Great Lakes will result in some heavy lake effect snows across parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York as cold winds blow across the relatively warmer lakes Friday through Monday. For this reason, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch during this time frame for 6 or more inches of snow across the watch areas. As we get closer and see exactly where the heavy bands of snow set up, expect those watches to turn into warnings.