Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Winter Weather Watch for Tuesday,March 31,2015

March 31,2015



 
Welcome to the Winter Weather Watch, your daily briefing on winter weather threats across the nation, from winter weather expert Tom Niziol and our team of meteorologists. Bookmark this page and check back for regular updates through spring 2015.
Below you'll find an overview of current and upcoming winter weather systems, as well as links to jump to the latest forecast and current maps and our list of the 2014-2015 winter storm names. You can either scroll down the page, or click on these links to jump to your section of interest.
Snowfall forecast: Map showing forecast snowfall totals over the next 48 hours.
Latest winter radar: See where any snow, freezing rain or sleet is falling now.
- Where's the cold: Is cold air building in Canada or Alaska?
Winter storm names: The entire list of names this season and the science behind how we name them.

Easter Weekend Snow

  • A wave of low pressure rides up an eastward moving cold front
  • This will mix with colder air over interior New England this weekend
  • Rain will mix with snow over the eastern Great Lakes & interior New England Friday night and Saturday
  • Expect all snow Saturday Upstate New York to northern New England
  • Snowfall could exceed 6 inches in the higher elevations
  • Coastal cities are likely to see rain

Forecast: How Much Snow?


48-Hour Snowfall Forecast

Now: Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain


Current Winter Radar

Where's the Cold?


Current Temperatures

2014-2015's Winter Storm Names

In an effort to increase awareness and enhance communication of disruptive, impactful winter storms, The Weather Channel named winter storms starting in the 2012-2013 season. We are using a new list of names, shown above, for the 2014-2015 season.
(MORE: Origin of the Names | Science Behind Naming Winter Storms)
In 2012-2013, there were 27 named winter storms spanning over five months beginning with the post-Sandy Winter Storm Athena in early November and ending with Winter Storm Achilles in early May.
(RECAP: Winter 2012-2013 Named Storms)
In 2013-2014, there were 26 named winter storms beginning in early October with historic High Plains Winter Storm Atlas and ending with a mid-May Rockies snowstorm, Winter Storm Zephyr.
(RECAP: Winter 2013-2014 Named Storms)
Not every winter weather system will receive a name. The Weather Channel has specific criteria in place to determine when we name a particular winter storm. Our two main criteria for naming a winter storm are:
  • It is forecast to produce conditions that meet the National Weather Service winter-weather warning threshold(s) over a main population center or multiple states, beginning generally within 48 hours.
  • It is forecast to produce winter weather conditions that would be historic, especially unusual, or memorable, beginning generally within 48 hours.
For more coverage of winter weather, check out our Winter Storm Central page.

MORE: Winter Storm Astro (November 2014)

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