Potential Nor'easter Threatens Northeast and Great Lakes with Rain, Wet Snow, and Winds
A potential nor'easter is forecast to bring rain, wet snow, and strong winds to the Northeast and Great Lakes regions later this week and into the weekend. This weather event is accompanied by a significant cold air mass settling across the eastern United States. A deep southward plunge in the jet stream, known as a trough, is expected to carve across the East, causing daytime high temperatures to plummet by 20 degrees Fahrenheit from Wednesday to Friday, affecting areas from Chicago to Atlanta. By the weekend, low temperatures could drop into the 30s as far south as the Florida Panhandle. A low-pressure system will develop across the Midwest by Wednesday and intensify as it moves into the Ohio Valley Wednesday night, bringing rainfall from Georgia to Michigan. By Thursday night, another low-pressure area is anticipated to form off the Eastern Seaboard, potentially leading to rain mixing with or changing over to wet snow in parts of the interior Northeast.
