More Lake Effect Snow In The Great Lakes – National Weather Outlook For March 18, 2023

by | Mar 18, 2023 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

For your Saturday, we’re expecting lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. A frontal boundary brings showers and storms from the eastern Mid-Atlantic to the Southeast. A system near the Southern Plains/Southwest in Mexico will bring precipitation chances. And, as we head into Saturday Night, a new system out west will start to bring in some rain and higher-elevation snow.

Lake effect snow will be possible downwind of the Great Lakes, with several inches expected to accumulate. The heaviest additional rain will be in parts of Florida, with 1-3” possible.

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