Old Man Winter may dish out snow in mid-Atlantic this weekend

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The storm has trended farther south. For the most up to date information, refer to this story.

Lingering Arctic air will set the stage for additional snowfall in the northeastern United States over the next five days, including the potential for a few inches of snow during the first full weekend of April.

Don't put away the shovel and the snowbrush just yet as Old Man Winter will keep dishing it out into early next week. More travel disruptions and frustrations for baseball and other spring outdoor activities are on the way.

While thunderstorms in the region over the past day or so were a reminder that lasting spring weather is just around the corner, some locations will be affected by three waves of snow by next Tuesday.

Snow from the first storm will mainly streak from the Great Lakes to upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and New England through Friday.

Snowfall with this storm will generally average 1-3 inches across upstate New York and northern New England.

The most significant storm of the trio and the one that could disrupt travel and outdoor activities from the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic is anticipated to span Friday to Saturday.

Snow for the main wintry storm will spread from the northern Rockies to the central Plains to end this week.

Snow will spread to the upper part of the Ohio Valley Friday night.

By Saturday morning, a swath of snow is likely to spread from the mountains of West Virginia, southwest Pennsylvania, western Maryland and northwestern Virginia. By the afternoon, rain could mix with or change over to snow and sleet as far south as central Virginia, including Richmond.

How much snow accumulates on roads will depend on the time of day and the rate of snowfall.

Where it snows at night to the first few hours of the morning, roads are likely to be slushy and perhaps snow-covered, even in urban areas.

Snow may struggle to accumulate during the midday and afternoon hours, unless it snows very hard.

A shift in the storm track by as little as 50 miles could bring the swath of accumulating snow farther north or south.

If the storm makes a northward jog, then accumulating snow may spread northward over southern and eastern New England Saturday night into Sunday morning.

The latest indications point to the storm tracking well south, which would substantially limit the duration, intensity and accumulation of the snow from parts of Pennsylvania to northern New Jersey, southeastern New York state and southern New England.

The Interstate 95 corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C., will likely be spared from a significant snow event during Friday night and Saturday.

Regardless, airline delays and flight cancellations related to deicing operations are still possible at the major hubs from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and perhaps New York City as well as at airports for connecting flights.

Perhaps the last hurrah for the winter of 2017-18 will be with a storm slated to affect the Midwest on Monday and the Northeast during Monday night and Tuesday.

With somewhat less cold air at that third storm's disposal, accumulating snow may be limited to the Great Lakes, central Appalachians and part of New England.

Additional storms later next week are likely to bring rain instead of snow to most areas. However, the frequency of these storms may not allow the ground to dry out in between.

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