After an early cold shot affected Canada and a record 12.9″ of snowfall was recorded in Calgary, it’s now the turn of the US to (in places in the north) see it’s first significant notable snow event of the season. A rather small area is forecast to experience snow flurries on Sunday afternoon and into Monday in the northern Rocky mountains, in an area from eastern Wyoming (Gilette) and into western South Dakota (Cluster/ Rapid city) and into western North Dakota. Up to 10 inches of snow may fall locally however largely 2-8 inches will fall. Snow may fall to elevations as low as 2,600ft. However it’s next week when significant snow could impact a larger area of the U.S.
Snow Forecast 2018-2019.
This snow will be fairly localized and, shouldn’t cause too many problems. However there are some signs that we could see a next more significant band of snow work across parts of the U.S. during the middle of next week especially Wednesday through Friday. Some computer simulations are expecting heavy snow through Eastern Wyoming into North Dakota and Montana through Tuesday and Wednesday, and perhaps even affecting northern Minnesota Wednesday through Friday, before moving through Manitoba and much of Ontario. This winter storm could potentially dump snow to elevations as low as 1,000ft, with 2 to 8 inches also possible.
Notices:
1) This early snow storm could have significant impacts through mid next week in the Northern Rockies & MO/ Manitoba / Ontario regions and regions stated. Mostly because it is earlier than you would usually expected.
2) The forecast can and will change slightly between now and then, this is not an exact forecast and is just an indication as to what may be ahead.
3) Stay safe.