Cold Blast Puts Mid-Atlantic, Northeast On Watch For Season's First Snowstorm
We've already outlined how crowded bearish positioning among hedge funds in US natural gas futures could leave the market vulnerable to a short squeeze next week, as forecasts point to a cold blast across the eastern half of the Lower 48. With cold air likely to be in place, meteorologists are watching to see whether moisture arrives at the same time, potentially bringing parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast their first accumulating snowfall of the season
"Yes, there is a chance for a low-pressure system to bring mixed precipitation to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by next weekend. But, there remains a lot of uncertainty," the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center wrote on X
FOX Weather says a low-pressure system is expected to develop over the Ohio Valley late next week and could move toward the Mid-Atlantic by Friday. It remains too early for certainty in the model guidance, but it appears moisture will mix with chilly Canadian air that could bring high temperatures in the 30s and 40s Fahrenheit across the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley, with overnight lows in the 20s
"Amount of snowfall from a model = precipitation typed as snow hitting the ground. It may melt, compact, or be really fluffy. The actual measured accumulation is an entirely different ballgame," meteorologist Ryan Maue wrote on X
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While the eastern US will experience colder-than-average temperatures and the threat of a snowstorm, the West will experience warmer and drier conditions