Later this week, an Alberta Clipper, a type of winter weather event, will move across the northern tier from Canada, perhaps delivering snow to at least 12 states from the Dakotas to New England.
An Alberta Clipper is a fast-moving area of low pressure that originates in Alberta, Canada, and is responsible for this week’s snowmaker.
When the clipper system tracks down into North Dakota on Wednesday, the weather event is expected to start. By Thursday, it will have sped across the Great Lakes and into the Northeast.
Many inches of snow might fall in places like Buffalo and Syracuse, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio, which are already experiencing lake-effect snowfall, as a result of the Alberta Clipper.
The lake-effect snowfall in Erie, Pennsylvania, is expected to continue through Tuesday, with the clipper system perhaps adding a few more inches on Wednesday and Thursday.
As far east as the Northeast’s Interstate 95 corridor, snow is also a possibility, though it is too early to predict how much.
The wind chill will cause temperatures to feel considerably colder due to strong gusts linked to the low-pressure system.
On Wednesday and Thursday, wind gusts of up to thirty miles per hour are predicted in Minneapolis, Green Bay, Chicago, Cleveland, and Buffalo.
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Is snow expected in New York City?
The system is predicted to bring snow from the Dakotas to New England, though specifics will be more apparent as the storm draws nearer on Wednesday. The Northeast’s temperatures determine how far south the snow can go.
New York City is once again at the very edge of the forecast, with the possibility of rain or snow.
