Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

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Mountain snow will continue through tonight, while also filling in southward through the I-70 Mountain Corridor and Summit County. Areas of light snow will also develop on the plains behind a cold front overnight, but only a few bands are expected. Thus, snow amounts and chances have generally decreased across the lower elevations tonight into early Sunday morning. Areas that do get snow will see slick and hazardous travel conditions. Lingering light snow will move out of the area by mid to late morning with some sunshine returning Sunday afternoon. Temperatures, however, will be much colder than our recent warm stretch, with high temperatures in most plains locations only reaching near the freezing mark of 32F.

The more significant snow from this upcoming weather system will occur in the mountains. The heaviest snow will fall in the northern tier of Colorado mountains, specifically in the Park Range where snowfall of a foot or more is expected. That snow starts to increase by midnight tonight, continuing through Saturday. The snow will be slow to spread southward, but by late afternoon or evening Saturday it should be spreading into the I-70 Mountain Corridor and Summit County. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for the Front Range Mountains into Summit County, lasting into Sunday morning. Be prepared for slick and hazardous travel conditions for the mountains especially Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

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