A serious winter storm is predicted to carry ice and snow to the higher Midwest on Thursday, with the system shifting by way of the decrease Northeast on Friday and ending by Saturday morning.
Freezing rain is forecast to maneuver by way of northern Minneapolis and Wisconsin on Thursday night. The rain is predicted to achieve Michigan on Friday morning, shifting into western and central Pennsylvania later within the morning.
Many of the freezing rain and ice accumulation is predicted in central and western Pennsylvania.
This ABC Information graphic exhibits the forecast for snow and ice.
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This ABC Information graphic exhibits the forecast for snow and ice.
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Snow flurries may start as early as midday on Thursday in New York Metropolis, although many of the forecast snow is predicted to fall after 4 p.m.
Snowfall is predicted to proceed by way of Thursday night time in New York Metropolis, upstate New York, New Jersey, japanese Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts — although Boston is just not anticipated to see vital snow.

A resident of Methuen, Mass. clears his driveway of snow on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2025, in Methuen, Mass.
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A lot of the heavy to average snowfall is predicted to finish by 4 a.m. on Sunday. Snowfall is forecast to finish solely by Saturday morning between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

This ABC Information graphic exhibits the forecast for snow and ice.
ABC Information

This ABC Information graphic exhibits the forecast for snow and ice.
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New York Metropolis, northern New Jersey, the southern Hudson Valley and western Pennsylvania are anticipated to see probably the most snow accumulation, with greater than half a foot doable. Some areas may see as much as 8 or 9 inches of snow.

Individuals embrace one another close to Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York.
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Ice accumulation may attain greater than 1 / 4 of an inch in central Pennsylvania, akin to in Johnstown and Clarion. Drivers alongside the I-80 and I-70 have been suggested to make use of excessive warning. Energy outages are additionally doable with excessive ranges of icing.
As much as 0.2 inches of ice accumulation is feasible for areas of northeastern West Virginia and thru central and northwestern Pennsylvania, plus up by way of a lot of Michigan, together with Detroit. Driving is predicted to be tough on untreated surfaces.

This ABC Information graphic exhibits the forecast for snow and ice.
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Washington, D.C., and Baltimore may see some ice accumulation on Friday and into Friday night time.
Throughout the higher Midwest, ice accumulation of round 0.2 inches is feasible from northern Minnesota by way of northern Wisconsin and Michigan.
