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3w ago

Brief Warmup to Crash Behind Cold Front as Track-Sensitive Winter Storms Eye Midwest and Northeast

Confidence remains low because narrow thermal boundaries mean small track shifts could flip precipitation type.

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San Francisco siblings Luna and Sol Philliou play in the Outpost playground in the Presidio on Wednesday amid spring-like temperatures. “I wanted to take advantage of the warm weather while it’s nice out," said their father, Dimitrios Philliou (not pictured).
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Overview

  • Widespread warmth in the 50s–60s holds through Saturday before a strong cold front drops temperatures Sunday.
  • A fast-moving clipper brings a narrow stripe of light snow or flurries late Saturday into Sunday, with modest accumulations.
  • Three storms early next week could produce snow, sleet, freezing rain or rain, with the sharpest ice risk forecast along corridors near I-70 and the Ohio River Valley.
  • Forecasters say outcomes hinge on 50–100-mile track shifts near freezing lines, so precipitation type and totals remain uncertain until model guidance firms up this weekend.
  • The setup may disrupt travel Monday–Wednesday at hubs from Chicago and Detroit to Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, though the sequence is not expected to match the recent blizzard’s severity.