Clipper System Brings a Quick Hit of Snow

A clipper system will bring a quick hit of snow to portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast today through Wednesday. 

An area of low pressure will glide along the U.S.-Canada border from northern Minnesota this morning to eastern Canada by Wednesday morning. This low pressure feature will gradually weaken Wednesday afternoon and evening as it moves through Quebec into Atlantic Canada. 

While this low will not have an abundance of moisture with it, it will have enough to produce a swath of snow from northern Minnesota to New England and the interior Mid-Atlantic today through Wednesday. 

A general 2 to 6 inches of snow will be possible today into tonight across far northern Minnesota into northern Lower Michigan as this low pressure system moves eastward. Localized snow amounts of 8 to 12 inches will be possible across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where snow will be enhances by added moisture from Lake Superior. 

Similar snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches are expected later tonight into Wednesday across the higher elevations of West Virginia into the Laurel Highlands and Allegheny Plateau of Pennsylvania as well as across southwestern New York.

Snow will become less intense across much of the Northeast later tonight and Wednesday. Still, a general one to 4 inches of snow can be expected across much of New England into the northern Mid-Atlantic. This snow comes on the heels of a major blizzard that just rocked much of eastern U.S. over the past couple of days. 

Winter Weather Advisories are in place across portions of North Dakota, northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and northern and western New York. A few Winter Storm Warnings are also in place across parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Be sure to download the WeatherBug app to stay up to date on the latest evolving weather conditions. It’s never too early to have a supply kit packed in case of inclement weather. A simple kit including a weather radio, water, blankets, batteries, and non-perishable food items will go a long way in the event of a power outage.