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Tuesday Briefing: Interior winter storm on the way

Good morning and Happy Tuesday! We’re continuing our Daily Briefing series, where we provide free public weather updates for various parts of the country. Thanks for reading! A significant winter storm is expected to develop later today and Wednesday across the Northeast states, particularly in the interior areas, where snowfall amounts upwards of 6″ are possible.

The airmass in place ahead of the storm system is not particularly cold, and without any high latitude blocking there is no mechanism to hold in a cold high pressure to the north. All of this will aid in warm air surging northward as the storm develops, allowing precipitation to quickly change to rain along the coast. Inland, and in the higher elevations, colder air will hang on a bit longer and more impactful snow and wintry precipitation is likely.

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