Snow and ice will lead to tricky travel across the Plains and Midwest early this week
Rounds of accumulating snow will target the northern Plains and Midwest through early week
By
Brandon Buckingham, AccuWeather Meteorologist
Published Dec 25, 2021 1:54 PM EDT
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Updated Dec 27, 2021 4:21 PM EDT
Most of the country will get through Christmas without snow, but a few places will see those dreams of a white Christmas come true.
It has been a dismal start to the winter season for snow lovers across the Midwest so far, with mild conditions resulting in the accumulating snow falling near and north of the Canadian border. As AccuWeather forecasters look ahead into the final week of 2021, they say more of the same is expected.
Multiple rounds of accumulating snow are in the forecast across the Midwest early this week, but most major cities will once again experience chilly rain rather than accumulating snow.
A storm that began across the northern Plains and Canadian Prairies on Sunday finds its roots in a different powerful storm that brought an intrusion of cold air and accumulating snowfall across the western United States last week. A piece of energy from that storm has pushed across the North Central states and southern Canada, and delivered a swath of accumulating snowfall on Monday.
Big winners in terms of snowfall from the storm stretched from central Minnesota to northern Wisconsin, where 12-18 inches of snow buried the landscape.
The last thing commuters along Wisconsin's Interstate 90 and 94 needed was the chance for adverse weather once again, but that was a reality on Monday and is likely to be repeated on Tuesday. Just this past Thursday, over 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup amid icy conditions.
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Up to 6 inches of snow fell on parts of Michigan's upper and lower peninsula on Monday as well.
Portions of Interstate 80 in northern Ohio and Pennsylvania featured difficult travel on Monday as the leading edge of precipitation fell as snow and ice.
Farther south, the Monday morning commute featured a chilly rain in places like Chicago, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio.
There may be only a limited window of time for dry and settled conditions early Tuesday across the Midwest, as another storm is expected to slingshot out of the West into the center of the nation.
Again, this storm looks to be another quick hitter for the Midwest Tuesday and Tuesday night. Once again, many of the cities that have struggled to have accumulating snowfall this winter could face rain rather than snow.
However, Chicago is expected to be on the edge of the rain and snow area on Tuesday with a coating to an inch or two forecast from south to north across the metro area respectively. Roads can become slippery around Detroit during the middle of the day, meteorologists say.
From midweek into the new year, conditions are expected to largely settle down across the Midwest, which will prove to be beneficial for travelers across the region.
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Snow and ice will lead to tricky travel across the Plains and Midwest early this week
Rounds of accumulating snow will target the northern Plains and Midwest through early week
By Brandon Buckingham, AccuWeather Meteorologist
Published Dec 25, 2021 1:54 PM EDT | Updated Dec 27, 2021 4:21 PM EDT
Most of the country will get through Christmas without snow, but a few places will see those dreams of a white Christmas come true.
It has been a dismal start to the winter season for snow lovers across the Midwest so far, with mild conditions resulting in the accumulating snow falling near and north of the Canadian border. As AccuWeather forecasters look ahead into the final week of 2021, they say more of the same is expected.
Multiple rounds of accumulating snow are in the forecast across the Midwest early this week, but most major cities will once again experience chilly rain rather than accumulating snow.
A storm that began across the northern Plains and Canadian Prairies on Sunday finds its roots in a different powerful storm that brought an intrusion of cold air and accumulating snowfall across the western United States last week. A piece of energy from that storm has pushed across the North Central states and southern Canada, and delivered a swath of accumulating snowfall on Monday.
Big winners in terms of snowfall from the storm stretched from central Minnesota to northern Wisconsin, where 12-18 inches of snow buried the landscape.
The last thing commuters along Wisconsin's Interstate 90 and 94 needed was the chance for adverse weather once again, but that was a reality on Monday and is likely to be repeated on Tuesday. Just this past Thursday, over 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup amid icy conditions.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP
Up to 6 inches of snow fell on parts of Michigan's upper and lower peninsula on Monday as well.
Portions of Interstate 80 in northern Ohio and Pennsylvania featured difficult travel on Monday as the leading edge of precipitation fell as snow and ice.
Farther south, the Monday morning commute featured a chilly rain in places like Chicago, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio.
There may be only a limited window of time for dry and settled conditions early Tuesday across the Midwest, as another storm is expected to slingshot out of the West into the center of the nation.
Again, this storm looks to be another quick hitter for the Midwest Tuesday and Tuesday night. Once again, many of the cities that have struggled to have accumulating snowfall this winter could face rain rather than snow.
However, Chicago is expected to be on the edge of the rain and snow area on Tuesday with a coating to an inch or two forecast from south to north across the metro area respectively. Roads can become slippery around Detroit during the middle of the day, meteorologists say.
From midweek into the new year, conditions are expected to largely settle down across the Midwest, which will prove to be beneficial for travelers across the region.
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