Winter’s Return: Arctic Temperatures and Snow Expected for Eastern Half of the US
After a brief January thaw, winter will return with a vengeance for the rest of the month across most of the eastern half of the US, with Arctic temperatures and rounds of snow expected for the Great Lakes and Interior Northeast. The winter chill will dip into parts of the Southeast, where higher elevations in North Carolina and Tennessee could see snow as storms move across the region.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, a dip in the jet stream will drape over parts of the Upper Midwest and the rest of the eastern US, allowing both Arctic air and repeated winter storms to spill into the Lower 48 from Canada. This active pattern is a callback to much of December’s weather, where repeated snow even caught the attention of people in traditional snowbelts across the Midwest and the interior Northeast.
January Snow Expectations
Syracuse, New York, which deals with lake-effect snow from Lake Ontario every year, has already received more than 83 inches of snow this snowfall year-to-date, the most in more than a decade. Many of these same snowbelts along the Great Lakes should expect to see multiple rounds of snow over the next two weeks, as storms dive out of Canada.
Meanwhile, the West Coast will see mild conditions return after weeks of repeated atmospheric rivers caused historic flooding across parts of California and the Pacific Northwest. This pattern change will be a return to much-needed dry conditions across the West Coast.
Respite for the West
While recent storms have brought necessary snow to the Cascade and Sierra mountain ranges, the wet conditions have also contributed to deadly avalanches.
Weather Whiplash for Southeast
A shocking return to the cold will be the most noticeable feature of this weather pattern shift for most. Since the New Year, most of the Lower 48 have enjoyed temperatures 5-10 degrees above average. After Atlanta reaches 60 degrees Tuesday, low temperatures across parts of the Southeast will plummet into the 20s by Thursday morning, marking the beginning of several weeks of winter chill for the eastern half of the country.
Weather whiplash for Atlanta and other parts of the Southeast this week.
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