Possibly a major blizzard over central and eastern US in days before christmas with opportunity to complicate holiday travel.
Probability of “A potential blockbuster system, according to AccuWeather weather forecasters, the number of hits before Christmas is increasing, albeit high.confidence forecasts for There are still a few days before Christmas.
Storm also match expected with flash of Arctic air forecast for drop to “bone-chilling levels,” according to AccuWeather. National Weather Service Forecast below- average temperatures in most days before Christmas of countries including the East Coast, South, and Midwest as Arctic air masses head towards the Midwest and Ohio.
Weather and climate:
Snow forecast for days before Christmas
From Dec. 22 to Dec. 24, snow could stretch from the Southern Plains into the Midwest, Northeast, and possibly the interior southeastern states, according to AccuWeather. Snow, cold temperatures and strong winds can lead to slippery driving conditions from parts of the lower Mississippi valley to the states of the Midwest and Northeast.
“This storm is likely to become strong, feeding on extremely sharp variation between the raging arctic air coming from the central states and relatively warm air in the southeastern United States,” said AccuWeather chief meteorologist John Porter.
Forecasters will have a clearer picture of storm path and where the heaviest snow can fall as Christmas approaches.
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Nor’easter to get rid of heavy snowfall on Maine
In the meantime, the Nor’Esther can fall up up to two feet of snow on parts of Maine on Saturday.
Winter weather warnings in effect until Saturday in parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, which may experience hazardous traffic conditions and scattered power outages, according to the National Weather Service.
Winter weather is a part of a powerful thunderstorm system it lasted a week. Friday, over 5 million people in US northeast faced winter storm warnings as a blizzard hits the upper Midwest.
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