Here at Snowplow News we love us some winter weather and anything and everything that forecasts snow and cold. And we know you love it too (I mean, why else would you be here, right?).

For the upcoming winter, we want to keep track of how early season predictions look compared to what really happens. To do this, we have five winter weather forecast maps below – NOAA, Old Farmer’s Almanac, WeatherBELL, AccuWeather and Farmer’s Almanac (Yep, there are two with slightly different titles).

Meteorological Winter is December 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020. At the beginning of January, Snowplow News will show the departure of normal for temperature and precipitation of the previous 31 days (December). In February, we will show the previous 31 days (January) plus season to date (December 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020). In March, we repeat with season to date through the end of February). As a result, you, and us, can see how the winter predictions are working out. We think it is really cool (Ha, ha; get it?).

2019/ 2020 Winter Predictions in Alphabetical Order:

Well if you thought the January weather we were getting in November was a fluke, think again! Mother Nature is still teed off and is giving two thirds of the country more of the cold shoulder this week – although if you are located in the West you will get a nice warm up. Montana has certainly paid their dues already this year, so enjoy the break! Everyone east of the Rockies except for our friends in Florida will experience big time cold next week before you might experience above average temperatures the week after next.

If you are in the the Great Lakes region, Ohio Valley and the Northeast you might still be cleaning up from Monday’s snow system that moved through. Spots of Southeast Michigan received up to 10 inches of snow! You don’t need me to tell you that interior New England is definitely still digging out after a huge storm. Today there’s a lake effect snow squall moving through all the Great Lakes moving east. On Wednesday a clipper forms over Montana and brings some wintery weather across the upper Midwest. Nothing big, but something to watch especially in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin before it weakens towards the end of the week. Thursday starts a quiet weather pattern across most of the country for a few days, just some rain across the Southeast and snow in Southeastern Canada.

Another system kicks up in Billings and Rapid City that moves across the Upper Midwest and Chicago near the end of the weekend and early next week. The place to watch is interior portions of the Northeast around Virginia and inland New York for a potential Nor’easter. If a couple systems come together in what’s called a “phase” it could pack a snowy punch for next week.

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Don’t let the calendar fool you – it may say November but Mother Nature is serving up a whopping taste of January weather for most of the country this week and next. The fun starts tomorrow for the Upper Midwest when snow stretches from Minneapolis down into Chicagoland. It will be wet and heavy as it moves east. But the real fun comes from the multiple blasts of cold air that pummel the north and northeastern half of the country starting Wednesday and continuing through next week – followed by the potential for some serious lake effect snow afterwards.

The first system that comes through the Upper Midwest on Wednesday will be light and fluffy snow on the northern side and wet and slushy snow/rain on the southern edges. The deep south will experience rain and moisture. But the real news is the cold! Cold blast #1 comes down from Canada on the heels of the snow Thursday. Then Saturday we get hit with round two of well below average temps that extend through the weekend. By Monday most of the eastern half of the United States is going to experience extreme cold. That’s right, a HUGE portion of the country will get a hearty dose of January-like temperatures next week!

There will be a small break in the cold during the middle of next week, then it reloads again and we get hit with round three on the weekend of November 15th. Brace yourself for the coldest temperatures we’ve seen in 2019! You’ll have to go all the way down to the Tennessee Valley to find temps above freezing!

Now let’s look at the potential for snow. Models vary on this and much will depend on how the wind whips up. We could see some of these cold bursts turn into widespread snow makers starting on Saturday in the Upper Midwest, then Sunday and Monday across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. By Monday through Wednesday of next week, we could be looking at a huge lake effect storm IF the winds line up with where the highs and lows are located. Multiple models show the potential for a significant snow event in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, as well as the New England area and Southern Canada. Regardless of the final numbers, this is going to be a snowy situation – not just extreme cold, so make sure you’re ready!

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