A cold shot of air is destined to plunge into the Northeast later this week. The stage will also be set for snow to fly farther south than where Friday's New England snowstorm hit.
The chilly air will begin to plunge into the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, then it will sweep eastward into the Northeast through Thursday night.
The cold will hold temperatures to the 40s across northern Michigan and northern New England on Thursday. Friday will be the coldest day of this week for the entire Northeast.
Brisk winds ushering in the cold air will create even chillier AccuWeather.com RealFeel® temperatures.
A band of showers will indicate the arrival of the chilly air as it sweeps from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast.
These showers on Thursday will be spotty and will put only a slight damper on outdoor activities along the Interstate 95 corridor from Boston to New York City to Baltimore.
Downwind of the Great Lakes and over northern New England, showers will be more numerous and persistent. Enough cold air will be present to set the stage for snow.
On Wednesday night, residents of northern Michigan will have snowflakes fly. Snow showers will return to northern New England, mainly the mountains, on Thursday.
In reference to places downwind of the eastern Great Lakes, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Dave Samuhel stated, "I expect the first lake-effect snow of the season to fly across northern Pennsylvania and New York on Thursday night into Friday."
This could be the scene downwind of the eastern Great Lakes on Thursday night. AccuWeather.com Facebook Fan Wayne Stoner posted this picture on Oct. 15, 2010, after snow whitened Keene Valley, N.Y., in the Adirondack Mountains.
Samuhel continued, "There could even be an inch or two in the high country of northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York on Thursday night. Across the lower elevations near the lakes, temperatures will be too warm for any accumulation."
The waters of the Great Lakes are running abnormally warm for this time of year. That warmth will continue to serve as sufficient fuel for lake-effect snow this autumn with additional intrusions of cold air.
Blog Information given by: Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist... Accuweather