While some parts of the country have skipped winter and crossed into record-high temperatures, fast-moving weather systems are bringing much colder weather from the Midwest to the Northeast.
Snow is set to break through the Midwest this weekend, then move across the country to Washington, DC and New York City by Monday. However, the blizzard was nothing like last weekend’s blizzard, which hit the Northeast with two feet of snow in many places and left more than 600,000 customers without power.
Massachusetts experienced the most power outages in the country, with the state’s south coast and Cape Cod particularly hard hit. As of Friday, nearly half a million outages had been restored in Massachusetts since the start of the nor’easter.
Now, parts of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest are under winter weather advisory warnings. Southwest Phillips County, Montana is the only area under a Winter Storm Warning from this morning through tomorrow. Between 4 and 7 inches of heavy snow is expected and travel may be affected, according to the National Weather Service.
Parts of Washington, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Alaska are under a winter weather advisory.
Snow will emerge late Sunday across Iowa, northern Missouri and Illinois. Icy weather is possible across central Missouri.
A weather system on Monday may cause some travel delays as it moves from the Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic, with potential delays during morning commutes in Chicago, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, afternoon commutes in Washington, DC and Baltimore, and home commutes.
Early Tuesday morning from DC to New York City is likely to have icy conditions early in the morning, with the forecast changing to rain for the rest of the day. Any accumulating snow from the weather system will be in northern New England.
Still, in some areas of the country, spring has emerged with above-average temperatures across nearly 90% of the United States. Record highs are possible from southern California to Texas. Colder weather will warm up in the Northeast on Saturday before Sunday and Monday.
Next week will bring strong storms and heavy rain to the Plains and parts of the Mississippi Valley, a weather pattern that can lead to flooding.
