Parts of the Northeast have already seen snow from , and now, more snow might be on the way for the region early next week.
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A clipper system will bring light to locally moderate snow accumulations from Sunday into Monday from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic. Then there is some uncertainty on whether or not the low pressure intensifies and moves northward.
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Monday 6 p.m. Forecast
(Monday 6 p.m. wind and snow forecast. Darker shades of blue correspond to heavier snow.)
Tuesday 6 p.m. Forecast
(Tuesday 6 p.m. wind and snow forecast. Darker shades of blue correspond to heavier snow.)
An Alberta Clipper system dove into the Upper Midwest late Saturday and will continue to slide through the Ohio Valley by Sunday night. It will then move off the Mid-Atlantic coast on Monday. The system will move quickly, which means the blast of cold air and snow will approach and retreat within a handful of hours.
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A widespread area of 1 to 3 inches of snow is likely from the Upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley, with some locally higher amounts.
Snow showers may reach as far north as New York City on Monday and as far south as Richmond, Virginia. Snow will also linger in Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
The clipper system will then move over the Mid-Atlantic on Monday night, bringing at least light snow to the region during the evening commute.
Several hours later, the Tuesday morning commute may be impacted in Philadelphia, NYC and Washington, D.C., as heavier snow falls along the I-95 corridor.
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Temperatures will be below-average early next week across the Northeast, with highs generally in the 20s and low 30s, which will allow most locations to be cold enough to see all snow. However, some rain may mix with the snow along the immediate coast and in southern Virginia.
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Tuesday 6 a.m. Forecast
(Tuesday 6 a.m. wind and snow forecast. Darker shades of blue correspond to heavier snow.)
There is uncertainty on what will happen with this system after the low pressure moves off the Mid-Atlantic coaston Monday.
Some of the computer forecast models indicate that the low pressure system will deepen and then take a northward turn Monday night into Tuesday. It may even undergo "," which is a rapid drop in pressure of at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. The important question is whether or not the low turns towards New Englandor turns further toward the Canadian Maritimes.
"This system will have colder air to work with so this could be an all snow event for the entire New England coast, including the major metro corridor from New York City to Boston," said The Weather Channel winter weather expert Tom Niziol.
"Due to the potential for more snow, a wider area of snow and possibly stronger winds in the colder air across New England, as well as the fact that this system will occur during the weekday rush hours, it will likely have much bigger impacts than Winter Storm Iola."
At this time, the current thinking is for moderate-to-potentially-heavy snow, along with gusty winds in southern and eastern New England beginning Monday night and continuing into Tuesday.
It will be cold across the area on Tuesday with highs only in the 10s and 20s, and any wind gusts will make it feel even colder.
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There is still uncertainty onthe track and strength of this system, but there is potential for accumulating snow from northern Virginia through southern New England, including Boston early next week.
Stay tuned to weather.com and The Weather Channel for updates on this next winter storm.
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Snow covers a stone-arch bridge on Lititz Run, circa 1890, by the Pinetown bridge near the village of Oregon, Pa. in Lancaster County on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/LNP Media Group, Dan Marschka)