Date Posted: December 6, 2018

Snow…when, where, how much?

NOAA’s National Weather Service is expanding its local Winter Weather Pages. These pages, now available for 77 of the 122 local NWS offices, include three experimental forecast products to explain the range of snowfall possibilities from oncoming storms up to three days in advance.

Explaining the range of possibilities allows everyone to make better decisions on what action to take, based not only on the most likely expected snowfall, but also on the maximum and minimum potential of the storm. Knowing the forecast and adequately preparing can lessen the impacts associated with hazardous winter weather.

These forecast tools include:

Snow Accumulation Potential- 3 graphics that provide the most likely snowfall (our official forecast), as well as maximum (most snow that may fall) and minimum (expect at least this much snow) possibilities.

Example graphics outlining the minimum (left) forecast (center) and maximum (right) snowfall amounts for a potential winter storm.

Chance That Snow Accumulation Will Be Greater Than… - shows how likely it is that the snowfall will exceed various amounts, allowing all to see how likely it is that the snow will be a minor nuisance or a major winter storm.

Example graphics outlining the probability that at least 1 inch (left), 2 inches (center), and 4 inches (right) will fall during a potential winter storm.

Example graphic outlining the minimum (at least), forecast (Likely), and Maximum (Potential for) snowfall amounts,
as well as the percent chance that a given amount of snow will fall at various towns/cities within a region.

Links to Winter Weather Pages at the National Weather Service:

Aberdeen, SD: https://www.weather.gov/abr/winter

Albany, NY: https://www.weather.gov/aly/winter

Albuquerque, NM: https://www.weather.gov/abq/winter

Amarillo, TX: https://www.weather.gov/ama/winter

Atlanta, GA: https://www.weather.gov/ffc/winter`

Baltimore, MD-Washington, DC: https://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter

Binghamton, NY: https://www.weather.gov/bgm/winter

Bismarck, ND: https://www.weather.gov/bis/winter

Blacksburg, VA: https://www.weather.gov/rnk/winter

Boulder, CO: https://www.weather.gov/bou/winter

Buffalo, NY: https://www.weather.gov/buf/winter

Burlington, VT: https://www.weather.gov/btv/winter

Caribou, ME: https://www.weather.gov/car/winter

Charleston, SC: https://www.weather.gov/chs/winter

Charleston, WV: https://www.weather.gov/rlx/winter

Cheyenne, WY: https://www.weather.gov/cys/winter

Chicago, IL: https://www.weather.gov/lot/winter

Cleveland, OH: https://www.weather.gov/cle/winter

Columbia, SC: https://www.weather.gov/cae/winter

Detroit, MI: https://www.weather.gov/dtx/winter

Des Moines, IA: https://www.weather.gov/dmx/winter

Dodge City, KS: https://www.weather.gov/ddc/winter

Duluth, MN: https://www.weather.gov/dlh/winter

Eastern North Dakota: https://www.weather.gov/fgf/winter

Elko, NV: https://www.weather.gov/lkn/winter

Fort Worth, TX: https://www.weather.gov/fwd/winter

Gaylord, MI: https://www.weather.gov/apx/winter

Glasgow, MT: https://www.weather.gov/ggw/winter

Goodland, KS: https://www.weather.gov/gld/winter

Grand Junction, CO: https://www.weather.gov/gjt/winter

Grand Rapids, MI: https://www.weather.gov/grr/winter

Gray, ME: https://www.weather.gov/gyx/winter

Great Falls, MT: https://www.weather.gov/tfx/winter

Green Bay, WI: https://www.weather.gov/grb/winter

Greenville/Spartanburg, SC: https://www.weather.gov/gsp/winter

Hastings, NE: https://www.weather.gov/gid/winter

Indianapolis, IN: https://www.weather.gov/ind/winter

Jackson, KY: https://www.weather.gov/jkl/winter

Kansas City, MO: https://www.weather.gov/eax/winter

LaCrosse, WI: https://www.weather.gov/arx/winter

Lincoln, IL: https://www.weather.gov/ilx/winter

Louisville, KY: https://www.weather.gov/lmk/winter

Lubbock, TX: https://www.weather.gov/lub/winter

Marquette, MI: https://www.weather.gov/mqt/winter

Medford, OR: https://www.weather.gov/mfr/winter

Midland, TX: https://www.weather.gov/maf/winter

Milwaukee, WI: https://www.weather.gov/mkx/winter

Minneapolis, MN: https://www.weather.gov/mpx/winter

Missoula, MT: https://www.weather.gov/mso/winter

Mt. Holly, NJ: https://www.weather.gov/phi/winter

Nashville, TN: https://www.weather.gov/ohx/winter

New York, NY: https://www.weather.gov/okx/winter

Newport/Morehead City, NC: https://www.weather.gov/mhx/winter

Norman, OK: https://www.weather.gov/oun/winter

North Platte, NE: https://www.weather.gov/lbf/winter

Northern Indiana: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/winter

Omaha/Valley NE: https://www.weather.gov/oax/winter

Paducah, KY: https://www.weather.gov/pah/winter

Pittsburgh, PA: https://www.weather.gov/pbz/winter

Pueblo, CO: https://www.weather.gov/pub/winter

Quad Cities, IL: https://www.weather.gov/dvn/winter

Raleigh, NC: https://www.weather.gov/rah/winter

Rapid City, SD: https://www.weather.gov/unr/winter

Reno, NV: https://www.weather.gov/rev/winter

Riverton, WY: https://www.weather.gov/riw/winter

Salt Lake City, UT: https://www.weather.gov/slc/winter

St. Louis, MO: https://www.weather.gov/lsx/winter

Sioux Falls, SD: https://www.weather.gov/fsd/winter

Springfield, MO: https://www.weather.gov/sgf/winter

State College, PA: https://www.weather.gov/ctp/winter

Taunton, MA: https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

Topeka, KS: https://www.weather.gov/top/winter

Tulsa, OK: https://www.weather.gov/tsa/winter

Wakefield, VA: https://www.weather.gov/akq/winter

Wichita, KS: https://www.weather.gov/ict/winter

Wilmington, NC: https://www.weather.gov/ilm/winter

Wilmington, OH: https://www.weather.gov/iln/winter