Snow Impacting The Northeast Friday – National Weather Outlook For January 20, 2023

by | Jan 20, 2023 | Weather

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National Weather Forecast

The system that has been impacting the central U.S. is moving into New England Friday, bringing snow and a mix of rain and snow. Meanwhile, a new low will start to move off the Rockies, bringing snow to parts of the Central Plains.

The heaviest additional snow from Thursday evening into Saturday will be in both New England (where 3-7” is possible) and in southwestern Colorado into the Central Plains with the next system (3-9”).

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