First snow, coldest air in months headed for eastern US in wake of storm
Forecasters say 2 to 4 inches could fall in a few higher-elevation pockets of Northern and Western New England.
- A developing nor'easter is forecast to bring the season's first potential snowfall across the northeastern U.S. later this week, meteorologists predict.
- The low-pressure system is expected to develop across the Ohio Valley later this week before moving toward the Mid-Atlantic by Friday, driven by a dip in the polar jet stream.
- While major cities along the I-95 corridor expect cold rain, forecasters predict higher elevations across the Appalachians and interior Northeast could face snow risk between Thursday and Saturday.
- Temperatures will turn noticeably colder beginning Friday, the FOX Forecast Center reported, with highs plummeting 20 degrees from Wednesday to Friday.
- This cold blast should be relatively short-lived; NOAA's Climate Prediction Center forecasts a return to warmer-than-average temperatures across the East by next week.
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