Overview
- The first significant Nor’easter of the season is expected Tuesday, bringing snow from Pennsylvania to Maine and mostly rain to major coastal cities.
- Fox Weather projects up to about 8 inches of snow in parts of New York and New England, with isolated totals near a foot in New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
- New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia are forecast to see little accumulation as early flakes give way to a cold, steady rain before the storm exits by early Wednesday.
- Climatologist Judah Cohen says early-December chill is a preview, with computer models highlighting the third week of December for the most expansive extreme cold from the Canadian Plains to the U.S. East Coast.
- The Weather Prediction Center expects record cold to be likely Thursday and Friday from the Corn Belt into the Mid-Atlantic, with lows five to 20 degrees below zero possible from the northern Plains through the Northeast.