Several places across the United States will feel the impact of a “winter storm” during the week of Thanksgiving, the National Weather Service (NWS) has warned. A winter storm is expected to bring snow to the northern plains by Tuesday morning.
The NWS predicted above-average temperatures for the central and eastern US and cooler temperatures for the Pacific Northwest and Great Plains, and said a trough over the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains would bring “freezing rain and light to heavy snowfall across parts of the Northern Rockies.”
It further indicated that bands of moderate to heavy snow would move across northern Montana and parts of North Dakota by the early morning of November 25.
When and where to expect snowfall?
The weather agency said in its latest news release: “In the northern US, the storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds across parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains and upper Midwest today into Wednesday.” The prevailing weather system is expected to bring snow to the “Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes through Wednesday,” the NWS said.
North Dakota is expected to see snow on the morning of November 25th. Central and northern Minnesota will be covered in snow Tuesday night. According to the forecast, the heaviest snow will likely be Tuesday evening, which should continue through the Minnesota Arrowhead, northern Wisconsin into the western parts of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on November 26.
Lake-effect snow is expected to hit Lake Superior on Nov. 26, continuing into Thanksgiving morning.
In a post on X, the NWS said: “Key reports have begun for a winter storm that will affect the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes this Thanksgiving week. Periods of heavy snow and gusty winds may make travel difficult at times. Be sure to check back.”
Flurries of heavy snowfall
Residents of North Dakota and Minnesota can prepare for 4 to 8 inches of snow, which could reach up to 12 inches in some places. The Lake Superior area is expected to get 1 to 3 feet of snow.
The drop in mercury
Parts of the western US can expect the mercury to drop as temperatures will be slightly below seasonal temperatures, especially at higher elevations. “Temperatures are forecast to reach the 30s in most of the Rockies and Northern/Central Plains. In the Southwest and along much of the West Coast, temperatures are near normal, with temperatures in the 50s and 60s,” the NWS added.
For a clear understanding of the regions that are set to feel the impact of the snowstorm, see the NWS maps below:
