In the Northeast, the Ohio Valley endures many snowfalls in early December

After a major winter storm dumped snow across much of the Midwest and interior Northeast this weekend, cold air will expand and set the stage for snowstorms across the Central Plains, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and New England early next week.

The storm is expected to affect ground and air travel and back-to-school operations after the Thanksgiving holiday. In this season, snow will reach many areas where there is no snow yet.

From Kansas to New York, Maine received snow Monday through Tuesday

Storms will move between cold air extending across the north-central and interior northeastern United States and warm air across southern states Monday into Tuesday night.

The storm will have enough strength to produce snow and a mix of snow, flooding and rain across much of Kansas and southern Nebraska, eastward into Pennsylvania, New York, New England and northern New Jersey.

Because the storm moves quickly, it should prevent heavy snowfall, with most areas expected to receive 1 to 6 inches. Pockets of heavy snow are possible from the Catskills in New York and from the Berkshires in Connecticut and Massachusetts to possibly southeastern Maine, with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 12 inches.

Snow accumulation in the Northeast will depend on the formation of a second coastal storm.

For St. Louis and Indianapolis, storms early next week will bring a second significant snowfall in two to three days. Cities like Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh; Cincinnati; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Hartford, Connecticut; and Portland, Maine; Those that avoided the effects of snow from the weekend storm may experience snow-related disruptions early next week.

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The storm is expected to bring a mix of snow and rain, then change to plain rain in Philadelphia and New York City on Tuesday. Roads may remain slippery for some time, especially in the northern and western suburbs of these metro areas, where snowfall may last for several hours.

There’s a chance that if the second storm just gets strong enough offshore Tuesday, it could create a northerly wind of cold air in the Hudson Valley. This scenario can lead to more snowy and slippery travel than rainy and wet streets in New York City.

A mix of snow and rain in Boston could bring some slushy travel Tuesday through Tuesday night. Heavy accumulations are forecast north and west of the city with more snow and slippery travel.

All or mostly rain is in store for Washington, DC on Tuesday.

Areas of drenching rain are likely to cause puddles on roads and highways in some Southeast and Mid-Atlantic cities Monday through Tuesday.

Thunderstorms and lightning may be locally heavy and gusty in southern states in the warm southern portion of the storm.

There is a chance of snow during the first weekend of December

“Cold weather is forecast to dominate most of the plains east of the Plains for the first 10 days of December,” AccuWeather Senior Long Range Meteorologist Joe Lundberg said.

The cold weather that will continue for the next one to two weeks will bring the lowest temperatures since last February in many cases.

A slight fluctuation in that cold pattern will allow more storms to bring a mix of snow and sleet, ice and rain.

After storms that impacted the Midwest this weekend and storms from the central states to the Northeast early next week, another storm watch is coming in a few days.

“The storm next weekend (Dec. 6-7) is likely to bring accumulating snow to the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, mid-Atlantic and southeastern New England,” Lundberg said. “That storm could bring rain to the beaches along I-95, but that’s doubtful, and it won’t take much to accumulate snow there either.”

“There are at least two more storms that we’re monitoring in the first half of December, in addition to next week and next weekend,” Lundberg said.

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