Cold front fuels winter’s return with chance of snow across major Northeast cities after near-record warmth

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Just erstwhile it seemed similar spring was settling in, wintertime is making a comeback.

A fast-moving clipper strategy could bring different circular of snow to large cities crossed the Northeast this week.

Clipper strategy aboriginal week setup
(FOX Weather)

The aforesaid strategy that fueled Saturday’s terrible storms is present pushing east, delivering rainfall on the East Coast and triggering a crisp driblet successful temperatures—setting the signifier for the accidental of snow to instrumentality to parts of the Northeast.

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Cities specified arsenic New York, Boston and Burlington, Vermont, could each spot a dusting of snowfall by aboriginal this week.

This late-season clipper proves that the harsh 2025-2026 winter isn’t implicit conscionable yet.

From record-shattering totals to feet of snowfall that paralyzed the region, the relentless play has buried parts of the Northeast nether repeated rounds of snowfall — immoderate measuring successful feet — leaving records shattered and communities digging retired for days.

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  • Snow blankets Montauk, New York aft  historical  blizzard.

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    Snow blankets Montauk, New York aft historical blizzard. (Mike Seidel/FOX Weather)

  • Snow-covered cars successful  a vicinity  successful  East Providence, Rhode Island.

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    Snow-covered cars successful a vicinity successful East Providence, Rhode Island.  (John)

  • Someone marveling astatine  the magnitude  of snowfall  successful  Brooklyn, NY.

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    Someone marveled astatine the magnitude of snowfall successful Brooklyn, NY. (Jolie)

  • Heavy snowfall  connected  Monday greeting  successful  Providence, Rhode Island.

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    Heavy snowfall connected Monday greeting successful Providence, Rhode Island.  (Gary DeCorte)

  •  People locomotion  on  snowfall  covered streets arsenic  snowfall  falls during a blizzard connected  February 23, 2026 successful  the Flatbush vicinity  of the Brooklyn borough successful  New York City.

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    People locomotion on snowfall covered streets arsenic snowfall falls during a blizzard connected February 23, 2026 successful the Flatbush vicinity of the Brooklyn borough successful New York City.  (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

  • Powerful blizzard of 2026 buries Swansea, MA, successful  mounds snow

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    Powerful blizzard of Feb. 2026 buries Swansea, MA, successful mounds snow (Luis Quevedo)

  • Heavy snowfall  falling successful  Brockton, MA during Blizzard '26.

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    Heavy snowfall falling successful Brockton, MA during Blizzard '26.  (Ryan Linn)

It has been a historical winter for many; spanning cross-country storms and almighty blizzards, winter’s grip has held the Northeast choky passim the season.

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That said, the Great Lakes and Northeast tin expect rain connected Sunday, followed by snowfall showers and below-average temperatures from Monday done Wednesday.

Snow falling successful Marquette, Michigan, connected Sunday, March 15, 2026.

(Robert Ray / FOX Weather)

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Showers and scattered downpours are expected to statesman successful the morning, stretching from Georgia to upstate New York, arsenic the acold beforehand from Saturday's severe storms moves east.

Sunday precipitation aboriginal track
(FOX Weather)

From Raleigh to Boston on the I-95 corridor, rainfall is expected done the afternoon, apt impacting travel and airdrome operations for the Easter holiday, particularly crossed the Northeast.

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By evening, overmuch of the rainfall is expected to determination offshore.

The FOX Forecast Center said the aftermath of the acold beforehand volition trigger cooler aerial to instrumentality to the portion arsenic good arsenic the Mid-Atlantic.

"While not unusually acold for this clip of year, Monday’s temperatures volition autumn person to seasonal averages with highs successful the 40s and 50s," they noted.

THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER AS HOLIDAY WEEKEND WINTER STORM DUMPS HEAVY SNOW, SIGNIFICANT ICE ACROSS NORTHERN US

With that, an country of debased unit volition propulsion into the Great Lakes, drafting successful conscionable capable moisture to trigger airy snow.

While wide totals are expected to stay light, 1 to 3 inches of snowfall is possible, with somewhat higher amounts adjacent the Great Lakes and the higher terrain of the Adirondacks.

Snow forecast crossed the Northeast Monday done Tuesday
(FOX Weather)

Cities successful the way of the snowfall see Buffalo; Syracuse, NY, 1 to 3 inches; Burlington, VT, astir 1 inch; Albany, NY; and a fewer flakes imaginable successful Boston and New York City.

The FOX Forecast Center highlights that astir of these areas typically spot their past measurable snowfall by early-mid April.

 Cross state  skiers workout  done  Central Park connected  January 23, 2016 successful  New York City. A large   Nor'easter is hitting overmuch  of the East Coast and parts of the South arsenic  forecasts pass    of up   to 2  feet of snowfall  successful  immoderate   areas.

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 23: Cross state skiers workout done Central Park connected January 23, 2016 successful New York City. A large Nor'easter is hitting overmuch of the East Coast and parts of the South arsenic forecasts pass of up to 2 feet of snowfall successful immoderate areas.

(Astrid Riecken / Getty Images)

Although the late-season snowfall is noteworthy, the approaching surge of acold aerial volition impact a wider area. 

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Just days aft near-record warmth, temperatures are expected to driblet 10 to 15 degrees beneath mean from Monday done Wednesday.

Forecast lows crossed the Northeast Wednesday morning
(FOX Weather)

Wednesday is apt to beryllium the coldest day, with upwind chills remaining successful the 20s crossed interior parts of the Northeast.

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By Thursday, temperatures are expected to rebound, returning person to seasonal averages.

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