A slow-moving low-pressure system is bringing snow, rain and gusty winds to the Northeast this weekend.
Winter alerts are in effect from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET for parts of the Green Mountains in Vermont, the Berkshires in Massachusetts and the Catskill Mountains in New York. An additional 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible across parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. Up to 4 inches of snow may be possible across Maine through Sunday.
As of 2 p.m. ET, Princeton and Ashburnham, Massachusetts, reported 9 inches of snow, while Austerlitz, New York, reported 5.8 inches. Twin Lakes, Pennsylvania, and High Point, New Jersey, have both reported just about 6inches of wintry powder.
Snow was seen coming down in the Catskills and Albany early Saturday morning.One TikTok user shared video of snow covering her backyard in Maine.
As of 4:00 p.m. E.T., over 4,700 utility customers were without power across the Northeast, including 2,239 in New Jersey and 1,038 in New York, according to PowerOutage.us.
Temperatures are also colder than usual in the Northeast on Saturday, dipping 10 to 20 degrees below average. They’re expected to rebound to seasonal highs by Sunday.
Scattered rain is also taking aim at the region, staying in the forecast through Saturday afternoon, with most areas drying out by Sunday morning.
An additional wave of rain and higher-elevation snow will push onshore Sunday across New England, with the biggest effects targeting Maine.
No severe weather or flash flooding is anticipated.
Around 23 million remain under fire alerts this weekend across the Four Corners (where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet), Texas and Florida. Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Tucson, Arizona; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Miami, Florida are all included in these alerts due to the combination of gusty winds, dry vegetation and low relative humidity festering in the area.
These high fire concerns are also fueled by warm temperatures, as Saturday afternoon highs soar 10 to 30 degrees above average. Numerous record highs are threatened, including in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; and Amarillo and San Antonio, Texas.
