A major storm is expected to cause heavy snowfall in America

NEW YORK (AP) — A wintry weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to blanket the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain from the southern Appalachians to the Northeast — though it’s too early to tell. In which areas it will rain, what type of rain and how much.

Tony Fracasso, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College, said details on the storm’s path should be firmed up this week as the Pacific system passes through Colorado and New Mexico on Thursday and Texas and the Southeast before moving up the East Coast. Goes in. Park, Maryland.

“It’s still a few days away, so we need to clear the storm’s path — where precipitation falls, and how long the cold air may last,” he said Wednesday.

major US cities white winter addict Cities — such as Boston, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia — didn’t get much snowfall last year due to a lack of cold air.

The National Weather Service in New York City posted on social media platform X on Wednesday that the city has a low chance of snow and sleet from Saturday to Sunday, with significant snowfall expected in areas west and north of the city.

Earlier this week, New York’s N.W.S. Said 2023 will be recorded as the year with the city’s “least snowfall”, with only 2.3 inches (6 cm) measured in Central Park.