Major cities in the Northeast, which have suffered severe snow shortages this year, may see a snowfall this weekend as the system moves in from the Southeast.
Light snow accumulations are expected across the interior Northeast on Saturday, with the best chance of snow falling north and west of Washington, D.C., into Maine.
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Snow fell in Hollis, New Hampshire, on Saturday morning.
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According to the Fox Forecast Center, 2 to 4 inches of snow could fall in these areas, with locally higher amounts possible.
A winter weather warning will be in effect for small areas of the interior Northeast on Saturday.
With temperatures rising into the mid-to-upper 30s, this round of snow will mostly stay west of Interstate 95 and could turn to rain as the day progresses.
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By Sunday, however, the area of ​​low pressure expected to bring snow over Georgia and the Southeast on Sunday is expected to shift to the Northeast, bringing snow chances from the Mid-Atlantic into New England.
Major Northeastern cities such as Philadelphia, Boston and New York could see several inches of snow by Sunday afternoon.
The Fox Forecast Center said models show an area of ​​low pressure closer to the East Coast than initially forecast, which could mean higher snowfall totals from Harrisburg, Pa., to Maine.
The Fox Forecast Center said it’s too early to tell how much snowfall these areas can expect.
The system will move slower than forecast and snow will begin in Virginia and move through the tri-state area in the morning.
From there, it will spread to Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the afternoon.
The Fox Forecast Center says the snow will end by Monday morning as the system moves toward coastal Canada.
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December 5, 2025, Washington, USA: The first snow of winter falls in front of the Lincoln Memorial (background).
The snowfall provides some of the region’s major cities with an opportunity to escape a five-year snowfall shortage.
So far in 2021, Washington, D.C., has seen 25 inches of snowfall below average, while New York City has seen nearly 70 inches below average. However, Boston leads the pack with 103 inches of less snow than average.
Original source of the article: Weekend Snow Eyes: Major Northeastern Cities from Boston to New York
