Overview
- Wind Advisories and High Wind Watches covered parts of the Northeast overnight with gusts of 40–60 mph; winds ease through Thursday but remain blustery and chilly.
- Scattered downed branches and isolated power outages were possible during the morning commute, and restoration can be delayed where gusts hover near 30 mph.
- Northern New England saw accumulating high‑elevation snow, with the White Mountains likely topping five inches and lingering snow showers north today.
- The Pacific Northwest faces an atmospheric river Thursday into Friday with heavy rain, gusty winds, high‑elevation snow, 20–25 ft waves, and a 2–3 ft coastal surge risk.
- More showers arrive Friday night into Saturday and again Sunday, then a colder air mass early next week could bring the season’s first flakes around the Great Lakes, including a Chicago rain‑snow mix chance Saturday night into Sunday.