Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

The forecast area will be dry through tonight under a ridge of high pressure. On Thanksgiving Day a storm system will move into the area from the west and is expected to bring significant snowfall to the mountains. Snowfall will begin around midday Thursday and is expected to continue into Friday morning with total accumulations of 3 to 6 inches in the high country of western Colorado. Another winter weather system is then expected to move into the area Friday evening and continue through Saturday with additional snowfall totals of 5 to 12 inches possible by Saturday evening in the higher mountain elevations of northwest and west-central Colorado. Drier weather will return to the area on Sunday.

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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

Expect Snow Across the Mountains on Thanksgiving through Saturday