By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist
April 7,2016; 1:23PM,EDT
Like recent blasts of arctic air, a new cold plunge will bring snow showers and even a swath of accumulating snow in parts of the Midwestern and Northeastern states into this weekend.
In some cases, the cold air will rival that of nights early in the week, including parts of the interior South. The cold will threaten blossoming fruit and ornamental trees.
The air will be cold enough to allow showers to occur as a mix of rain, ice and snow in some areas and mostly snow in others.
Intertwined with the wintry showers of varying intensity will be a storm system that arrives on the scene after the showery pattern has commenced.
"The storm rotating through the cold air invasion will bring a period of steady snow to parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast," according to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams.
A relatively narrow zone will experience a small accumulation of slush or up to a few inches of snow.
This is most likely from northeastern Minnesota to northeastern Wisconsin, Michigan, northern and eastern Ohio, the mountains of West Virginia and Virginia, western and northern Pennsylvania and the southern tier of New York state.
This map shows projected snowfall on non-paved surfaces. Much less snow will accumulate on roads.Through Saturday, cities that could receive small accumulations include Green Bay, Wisconsin; Detroit; Cleveland; and Pittsburgh and Scranton, Pennsylvania.
During Saturday, a period of mixed precipitation could extend eastward across portions of northern Virginia, northern Maryland, northern Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and southeastern New York state. Cities that could receive some wet snowflakes on Saturday include Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City.
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Only if that storm strengthens would the wintry mix switch over to a period of steady, accumulating snow in the coastal mid-Atlantic.
"The potential exists for a period of steady, accumulating snow in southern New England during Saturday night," Abrams said.
In this area, along with the central Appalachians and Great Lakes, slightly lower temperatures at night may be the tipping point for up to a few inches of slush.
People in Boston; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; and Portland, Maine; could have to haul out the snow shovels once again.
Motorists traveling on the highway should be on the lookout for rapidly changing visibility and road surface conditions.
Spring is a time of the year when a wide variety of weather can occur within the span of a few hours.
It can even snow when temperatures are well above freezing during spring. Even though temperatures near the ground may be relatively high, the air aloft is often very cold in the spring. The cold air aloft increases the chance of snow or an icy mix surviving the trip thousands of feet to the ground.
Jack Springer
I don't think you mean 'the midwest', I think you mean the 'great lakes region'. It's warm and sunny in the midwest.
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Rick Fischer ·
Looks like another record warm year coming.
David Puddy
"The Earth has a Fever" - Al Gore
Chris Clinkinbeard
"Or a cold"-Al Gore, recently seen curled up in the fetal position as his speaking fees have dropped to $20 per appearance.
Sandy Marhefka ·
i wish it would snow all year round and by the foot not inches
Argy Bourgy ·
Go live at the tug hill plateau, but don't whine when winter comes
Sandy Marhefka ·
Argy
Bourgy ...That comment was made by my son not me. lol My PC'S are
synced but I don't mind the snow having lived in Fla for 15 yrs. winter
doesn't bother me. A refreshing change !
Bernard Penny
I will never understand what they consider the "midwest".
Neil E. Lynch ·
Anything between Albany and Cheyenne.
Neil E. Lynch ·
(In California, "Northeast" means anything north of Dallas and east of Denver)
Carole Mielke ·
Works at Retired Teacher
Anything between the coasts.......Ha
Meadows Josh ·
why do i live here???
Kevin Stojda ·
Keep em comming, 5" of snow so far in April where i live.
Betty Bernard ·
windy windy here in WV, was 54 now down to 50........burrrr
Works at Home drone repair and cosplay
i don't like winter in spring.
I've never seen cold in April have such staying power
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