/ Source: TODAY
A coast-to-coast storm could end a nearly two-year snow drought for certain Northeast regions this weekend.
During a Jan. 5 weather segment on TODAY, Al Roker gave an update on the cross-country storm that has at least 33 million Americans under winter storm watches.
While Northeastern cities like New York and Philadelphia could mostly see rain, areas farther north are preparing for heavy snow.
Al broke down what to expect this weekend from the storm.
Friday
- Storm will race along the Gulf Coast and intensify, bringing heavy rain.
- Heavy rain and some strong storms are forecast from Texas to Florida.
- On Friday night, the system pushes toward the mid-Atlantic states. Sleet and freezing rain are forecast for the interior Carolinas and Virginia.
Saturday
- Snow and sleet are expected in Washington, D.C., in the morning, followed by rain in the afternoon and evening.
- In Philadelphia, snow and sleet are expected in the early to mid-afternoon, followed by rain at night.
- New York City is expected to get snow and rain from noon to 7 p.m., followed by heavy rain until 2 a.m. Al noted that it doesn't seem the Big Apple will get an inch or more of snow.
- Heavier snow is more likely in Boston, where light snow is forecast from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., followed by heavy snow to 10 a.m. Sunday.
Sunday
- A half-inch to one inch of rain is expected in the South through Sunday.
- In the Northeast, 6 to 8 inches of snow could fall from Portland, Maine, to Boston through Sunday.
- If the New York City area does get an inch of snow, it will be washed away by rain.
- Ice accumulation is expected in the Appalachians. Beware of hazardous travel conditions and possible isolated power outages.
Al had said on Jan. 3 that cities along I-95 have the potential to shake off their nearly two-year-long limited snow streaks. New York City, Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, are among the cities to have last seen significant snowfall in January and February of 2022.
