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Snow Barrels Across the Northern U.S.
December 9, 2025 at 03:46 PM EST
By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Rob Miller
A potent low pressure system will leave a swath of snow from Minnesota to Maine into Thursday.
This low pressure system will continue to strength over the Dakotas today, racing eastward into the Great Lakes by Wednesday morning and into eastern Canada by Thursday morning.
With plenty of cold air in place and an ample supply of moisture, a swath of plowable snow is expected from the Dakotas and Minnesota today and into the Great Lakes tonight into Wednesday.
When all is said and done, 2 to 6 inches will blanket the Northern Tier of the U.S. However, a few locations in northeastern Minnesota to northern Lower Michigan could see as much as 10 inches of fresh snow! Lesser snow amounts are expected across the interior Northeast, where a general 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected. There may even be a small zone of freezing rain across portions of southern Minnesota into Wisconsin, where temperatures will be closer to the freezing mark with resultant rain or a rain/snow mix.
Winter Weather Warnings, Advisories, and Watches are found across northeastern Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, northern Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, northwestern Pennsylvania, and western New York.
With cold air expected to continue to funnel into the Northeast on Thursday, the lake-effect snow machine will be activated. Several more inches of snow will be possible, especially downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
In addition to the expected wintry weather, strong, gusty winds will accompany the low pressure system as it moves across the northern U.S. Currently, numerous High Wind Warnings are found across eastern portions of Montana, southern Wyoming, northern Colorado, northern Nebraska, the Dakotas, southern Minnesota and northern/western Iowa, where wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph will be possible. Wind Advisories have also been issued for southeastern Nebraska, southern Iowa, northern and eastern Missouri and most of Illinois. Here, winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
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. It’s always best to avoid travel in rough weather as the roads will be dangerous.
This low pressure system will continue to strength over the Dakotas today, racing eastward into the Great Lakes by Wednesday morning and into eastern Canada by Thursday morning.
With plenty of cold air in place and an ample supply of moisture, a swath of plowable snow is expected from the Dakotas and Minnesota today and into the Great Lakes tonight into Wednesday.
When all is said and done, 2 to 6 inches will blanket the Northern Tier of the U.S. However, a few locations in northeastern Minnesota to northern Lower Michigan could see as much as 10 inches of fresh snow! Lesser snow amounts are expected across the interior Northeast, where a general 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected. There may even be a small zone of freezing rain across portions of southern Minnesota into Wisconsin, where temperatures will be closer to the freezing mark with resultant rain or a rain/snow mix.
Winter Weather Warnings, Advisories, and Watches are found across northeastern Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, northern Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, northwestern Pennsylvania, and western New York.
With cold air expected to continue to funnel into the Northeast on Thursday, the lake-effect snow machine will be activated. Several more inches of snow will be possible, especially downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
In addition to the expected wintry weather, strong, gusty winds will accompany the low pressure system as it moves across the northern U.S. Currently, numerous High Wind Warnings are found across eastern portions of Montana, southern Wyoming, northern Colorado, northern Nebraska, the Dakotas, southern Minnesota and northern/western Iowa, where wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph will be possible. Wind Advisories have also been issued for southeastern Nebraska, southern Iowa, northern and eastern Missouri and most of Illinois. Here, winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
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. It’s always best to avoid travel in rough weather as the roads will be dangerous.