The first significant snow of 2024 is set to fall this weekend, according to AccuWeather.
The weather forecasting site said a storm from the Pacific will dip over the southern Plains, connect with Gulf of Mexico moisture and encounter cold air in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions over the weekend.
That translates into what the National Weather Service agrees may be accumulating snow.
“There is the potential for a strong storm to bring rain and/or accumulating snow to #SNE (Southern New England) Saturday night into Sunday,” the National Weather Service wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
AccuWeather meteorologists predict major travel disruptions on the roads and at airports on Saturday into Sunday in the Northeast, and recommend travel on Friday rather than late Saturday or Sunday.
For Massachusetts, where there was at least some significant snowfall late last winter — a nor’easter that dumped 2 feet of snow on much of the state — but for areas further south in the mid Atlantic, this could be the first time that more than an inch of snow has fallen in two years.
The National Weather Service warns that it remains uncertain what will fall, and it could still be rain that comes during the weekend.
“This is a Day 6 forecast and not set in stone,” the Weather Service wrote. “Precipitation type and amounts remain uncertain, but accumulating snow is a possibility.”
