New England and Atlantic Canada will be dealing with a nor'easter dropping snow and creating gusty winds today. Slippery travel and sporadic power outages could result.
An additional 1-3 inches of snow is in store for areas from northern New York through central and western Maine. Up to 6-10 inches will fall over northern New Brunswick, while parts of Newfoundland will get 3-6 inches of snow.
Even where an additional inch of snow falls, travel could become slick for a time. The gusty winds blasting the region will also contribute to some blowing snow that may reduce the visibility enough to make travel dangerous.
Mostly rain showers will dampen areas from Portland to Boston today as milder air is drawn in from the Atlantic. Snow showers will occur again in these areas during the evening and overnight hours with little to no accumulation. Any wet spots on roadways could freeze up overnight, leading to dangerous travel during the overnight hours and into Tuesday morning.
Occasional snow showers will also continue across the mountains of Pennsylvania and over western New York. No widespread accumulations are expected, but there could be a quick dusting in some communities.
Winds could gust to 40 mph across much of New England, while the potent storm spins off the coast. Trees that were weakened by the last monstrous storm could be toppled, falling into power lines in a few areas and cutting power.
By tonight, the core of the storm will be winding down over the Northeast with the exception of leftover snow showers. However, AccuWeather.com meteorologists are monitoring the potential for another snowstorm for parts of the mid-Atlantic by midweek.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans