Overview
- High Wind Warnings and Advisories peaked overnight into Thursday with gusts commonly 35–60 mph before easing through the day, bringing a risk of downed trees and scattered power outages.
- Rain transitioned to mountain snow in northern New England, with the White Mountains expected to top five inches and slick travel possible early Thursday.
- A fast-moving clipper late Saturday into Sunday could flip rain to snow across parts of the Midwest and southern Great Lakes, with slushy accumulations possible in southern Wisconsin depending on the track.
- A significant cold surge is forecast late weekend into early next week from the Great Lakes through the Ohio Valley and East, with the season’s first frost or freeze possible in parts of Mississippi, Georgia, and potentially northern Florida.
- Lake-effect snow bands may set up from Michigan and northern Indiana into western Pennsylvania and New York, while the chill is expected to be brief with milder air likely returning by midweek.