At a Glance The upcoming winter may be quite different temperature-wise in parts of the United States.There's a risk for a somewhat colder winter in the East, particularly early in the season.Generally, a mild winter is once again expected over much of the rest of the nation. Winter 2016-17 may be colder in the East, but leftover warmth from the recent El Niño may dominate elsewhere in the U.S., according to an outlook released Friday by The Weather Company, an...

The Weather Channel and weather.com on Tuesday released its winter storm names for the 2016-2017 season, marking the fifth season of naming winter storms. The names will be used in alphabetical order to identify winter storms that meet naming criteria. was the first of its kind to be developed by The Weather Channel. (MORE: ) The roster of winter storm names for the 2016-2017 season, compiled by Bryan Norcross of The Weather Channel in collaboration with the Bozeman High...

October may sound too early for snow, but history shows it may be more common than you think. Alaska-based meteorologist and climatologist () has compiled a series of maps showing where October snowfall can be considered typical and also where past October heavy snow events have occurred. In his maps, Brettschneider considered only those reporting stations with at least 10 years of weather data. (MORE: ) As you'd expect, October snow is par for the course in the Rockies, northern...

At a Glance A weak La Niña may develop, resulting in colder temperatures in the East, warmer West.Warmth may linger from El Niño. Winter 2016-17 may bring colder-than-average temperatures to the East early on, but this winter may end up warmer than average overall, according to an outlook released by The Weather Company, an Business. A weak La Niña is expected to develop, which would result in colder temperatures in the East and warmer temperatures in the West, which flips...

This is a developing weather story. Please . Winter storm and blizzard warnings continue to be in effect as a winter storm now in the Rockies is poised to intensify in the Plains, and will eventually spread snow and wind into the Great Lakes and interior Northeast through this weekend. (MORE:) Blizzard warnings are now posted for parts of eastern South Dakota, southeast North Dakota, and western Minnesota. Winter storm watches and warnings stretch from the Rockies to northern Minnesota....

Tracks for the first winter storm of the season since 2012. At a Glance Nov. 1 is the average date of the first named winter storm of the season.Three of the last four seasons' first winter storms have formed in the West. November typically brings the first named winter storm of the season to the Lower 48 states. (MORE: | ) The Weather Channel began naming winter storms in the 2012-13 season, as an effort to improve communication of the...

At a Glance At least six people have been killed in fatal crashes on roads made hazardous by Winter Storm Argos.17,000 lost power Sunday in Rochester, New York, and many schools canceled or delayed classes.The storm has dumped more than three feet of snow in the hardest-hit areas. The death tollfrom Winter Storm Argos has risen to six as the storm moved across parts of the Intermountain West, through the Plains and into the Northeast. Two people died Monday morning...

At a Glance In the days before Thanksgiving 2016, Argos brought heavy snow to the Rockies, northern Plains, Great Lakes and interior Northeast.Argos' final chapter in the interior Northeast brought up to 54 inches of snow east of Lake Ontario.Argos was a record-setting snowstorm for Binghamton, New York. Winter Storm Argos smashed snowstorm records in parts of central New York during Thanksgiving week 2016, dumping up to 54 inches of snow, after blanketing parts of the upper Midwest and Rockies...

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At a Glance A pair of weather systems will bring more snow to parts of the Midwest and Northeast into Thanksgiving weekend.Neither system will pack as much of a punch as Winter Storm Argos did.Travel will be impacted during the busy holiday week. A pair of weather systems tracking quickly across the nation's northern tier will bring more wintry weather to parts of the Midwest and Northeast into Thanksgiving weekend. These are following on the heels of , which affected...

This is a developing weather story. Please . More snow will continue to blanket much of the mountain West on Sunday, followed by a combination of snow and strong winds that will hammer parts of the northern Plains to start the new week ahead. (MORE: ) This latest round of snow is courtesy of a potent southward plunge of the jet stream that is pivoting through the West. The energy associated with that jet stream dip is spawning an area...

At a Glance Blanche dumped heavy snow from the Rockies to the northern Plains and northern Maine late November into early December.Up to two feet of snow was measured in North Dakota.Several feet of snow piled up on the highest peaks of the mountain West.Northern Maine saw two rounds of heavy snow. Winter Storm Blanche brought snow from the mountain West to the northern Plains and northern New England Nov. 26-Dec. 1, 2016. Below is a recap of the snow...

At a Glance More than a foot of snow has fallen on parts of New England, knocking out power to hundreds.In North Dakota, protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline were ordered to leave their camps because of the storm.Winter Storm Blanche also dumped feet of snow on the West and northern Plains. Winter Storm Blanche moved into New England on Thursday after leaving behind feet of snow in the West and northern Plains. The snowstorm clobbered Maine with more than...