

- A storm system will produce snow from the mountainous west to the northeast.
- Snow is forecast as far south as West Texas.
- Snowfall may be limited in the central part of the country due to lack of cold air.
- There is a possibility of snowfall in some parts of the Northeast, but how much and where is uncertain.
Snow is expected to return to the Northeast, including parts of the New York City metro area, early next week, but uncertainties are expected after the system drops snow in the Rockies and Plains this weekend.
Northeast Forecast Timeline
The precipitation is expected to begin spreading across the Mid-Atlantic states Sunday night or Monday.
However, after enough cold air, the rain starting Monday night will turn to snow as strong low pressure approaches.
Snow may continue from southern New England to the Mid-Atlantic states before the storm dissipates by Tuesday evening.
(Map: 7-day national forecast rainfall, snow, temperature,
How much snow?
Like most systems in the past winter, uncertainties including the storm's speed and its exact track make snowfall forecasts challenging. There is also a lack of fresh, cold air for this system to work, which may lead to more rain than snowfall in some areas.
The map below shows our current snowfall forecast for the Northeast. Both the location and amount of snowfall may change over the next few days as computer forecast models become limited on this system.
Right now, possible snowfall is expected in the affected areas of the Northeast on Tuesday morning. If the storm moves slowly then it may increase by afternoon. Flight delays are also possible at major northeastern hubs on Tuesday.
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Snow and Rain Outlook
(Although the timing is too far to specify an accurate forecast for total snowfall, the dark blue, purple and pink areas are more likely to see more snowfall.)
snow dry
It must have been at least two weeks, if not more, since it last snowed, which was another mild winter of snowfall in the Northeast.
Boston, New York City and Pittsburgh each have at least 15 inches less in season-to-date snowfall as of Feb. 8. New York's 2.3 inches is slightly ahead of the record-low pace from a year ago, when only 0.4 inches fell.
Most surprising is usually snowy Syracuse, New York. His seasonal total of 28 inches sounds impressive, but it trails his average pace by 55 inches – or more than 4.5 feet. This is their lowest season ever in 91 years.


Seasonal snowfall (since fall) in three cities in the Northeast through February 8, 2024, compared to season-to-date average snowfall.
(Data: NOAA/NWS; Graph: Infogram)
west, meadow snow
Before this storm system reaches the East, it will bring snow to parts of the West, Plains and Midwest from this weekend through Monday.
Below are the latest winter alerts issued by the National Weather Service.


Snow will continue in the Rockies into Saturday night and will also spread into parts of the High Plains on Saturday, continuing into Sunday.
Parts of the Front Range from Wyoming to Colorado and New Mexico could get 6 inches or more of snow. It includes the Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins urban corridor. Some locally heavy amounts are also expected over parts of the Texas Panhandle. Expect snowy, slippery travel in these areas this weekend.
The lack of cold air will reduce snowfall across the Eastern Plains and Midwest from Sunday night into Monday. Some spotty, muddy accumulations of about an inch are possible in the Ozarks of southern Missouri and northwest Arkansas. This may make travel slippery on Monday.


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