Alberta Clippers are a class of storms that come out of western Canada. Thesesystems typically generate a band of light to moderate snow. They also producerapid temperature changes, especially across the northern Great Plains.Furthermore, winds on the southern flank of one of these storms can be quitestrong. Every once in a while, an Alberta Clipper will track a little farthersouth and find new life along the mid-Atlantic coast. Some powerful nor'eastershave occurred in this fashion.
All that being said, a couple of Alberta Clipper-type storms will move from thenorthern Great Lakes to New England between Saturday and Monday. The firstsystem will have almost zero moisture to work with and snowfall won't be verysubstantial. Perhaps a couple of inches will fall across the north as shown,but that will be it.
The second storm will come Sunday and Monday, and that one may carry a littlemore weight. Currently, we believe a band of 3- to 5-inch snow will set up fromthe northern Great Lakes to central and northern New England.
The advance of these clippers through the Northeast will delay next week'swarming trend.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist John Kocet.
