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The first snow is forecast for the mountains THE RECEIPTS The first snow is forecast for the mountains November 12, 2026 A storm, and the season’s first sn...

The first snow is forecast for the mountains THE RECEIPTS The first snow is forecast for the mountains November 12, 2026 A storm, and the season’s first snow A storm, and the season’s first snow — A coastal storm is crossing the East on Thursday, November 12, 2026 — Federal forecasters call it the first widespread accumulating snowfall of the season — They place it primarily in the higher elevations of New York, Pennsylvania and New England — Lower elevations and valleys will mostly see rain The forecast, in numbers The forecast, in numbers 50-80% chance of more than 4 inches in the Catskills, Adirondacks and Green Mountains 10% the highest chance of even 1 inch in the Hudson and Connecticut valleys 6 winter storm warnings in force at 10:15 a.m. Eastern, every one in the mountains of California and western Nevada 200 million people, nearly, forecast to get their coldest air since spring Where it sticks Where it sticks — Vermont and northern New York: 2 to 5 inches, mainly above 1,200 feet — The Catskills: up to 4 inches above 1,500 feet — Tennessee’s southern Appalachians: 1 to 4 inches above 3,000 feet One place that gets it One place that gets it — Lake Placid sits in the Adirondacks of northern New York — Its official forecast: snow on Thursday, then 1 to 2 inches on Thursday night — Forecasters put the range’s odds of more than 4 inches among the highest in the East — The photograph is from March 2006; this week’s snow had not fallen when it was chosen The next three days The next three days Thursday: rain spreads over the Northeast, with snow on the highest ground Thursday night: rain changes to snow over the mountains of New York, Pennsylvania and New England Friday: winter storm warnings begin in the Sierra Nevada Friday night: wet snow in the central and southern Appalachians Saturday morning: below-freezing temperatures reach the Deep South Days until the average first snow Days until the average first snow — The average date of the first measurable snow, from 30-year averages — New York: December 14. Philadelphia: December 17. Washington: December 18 — Boston: November 29. Chicago: November 16 — Measurable means at least a tenth of an inch Lake Superior makes its own Lake Superior makes its own 3-8 in more snow over the high ground of Marquette and Baraga counties, Michigan, through Friday 10 in the top of the range in rural areas of those counties 30-50% chance of more than 12 inches in the Huron Mountains by Sunday morning 3 in or more possible in Lake County, Indiana, by Friday morning The heaviest snow is in California The heaviest snow is in California — Winter storm warnings begin Friday in the Sierra Nevada — Mono County: 1 to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet — Lake Tahoe area: near 12 inches above 7,000 feet, up to 20 inches along the crest — Ridge gusts of 70 to 90 mph; forecasters expect blizzard conditions The cold reaches almost everyone The cold reaches almost everyone — Lows fall into the 20s across much of the central United States — Below-freezing temperatures reach the Deep South by Saturday morning — Nearly 200 million people east of the Mississippi get their coldest air since spring, CNN’s meteorologists reported Forecast lows, Saturday morning Forecast lows, Saturday morning — Official point forecasts, issued the morning of November 12 — Birmingham, Alabama: 32. New York City: 39 — Nashville: 30. Atlanta: 36. Orlando: 47 — Lake Placid, in the Adirondacks: 22 Frost, as far south as Alabama Frost, as far south as Alabama — Forecasters expect a widespread frost and freeze across the South and Southeast this weekend — Atlanta: widespread frost, with a low of 33 on Sunday morning — Nashville: a low of 28 on Sunday morning — Gusty wind and very dry air raise fire danger in parts of the Southeast on Thursday What could still change “There continues to be a lot of uncertainty as to how this band will evolve.” — The Weather Prediction Center’s heavy snow discussion, issued at 2:42 a.m. Eastern on November 12, 2026, on a band of snow forecast to pivot across the interior Northeast. It adds that even the valleys may receive some light accumulating snow on Friday morning. A forecast is a snapshot, and local forecast offices update theirs through the day The snow is for the mountains, the cold is for everyone The snow is for the mountains, the cold is for everyone The first widespread snow of the season is real, and the forecast puts it above 1,200 to 3,000 feet in the East, off Lake Superior, and in the Sierra Nevada. The big cities of the coast are forecast rain, and by the averages their first measurable snow is weeks away. What reaches nearly everyone is the cold: lows in the 20s across the middle of the country, frost into Alabama and Georgia, and nearly 200 million people with their coldest air since spring. This is a reading of the forecasts issued on the morning of November 12, 2026. Local forecast offices update them through the day. Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Stay up to da