Snow Could Reach Part of Mid-Atlantic

There is a chance that a bit of snow could coat the grass and flowers springing up in the coming days in part of the Northeast. (Photos.com image)

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

Mar 28, 2012; 5:10 PM ET

Big temperature swings are no stranger to March and neither is snow following unusual warmth.
A storm working to produce severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes over portions of the southern Plains into Thursday could bring a dash of snow to part of the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic to close the week.
The timing of the storm is a bit uncertain as the actual storm system is still skipping over the various mountain ranges of the West at this time.
However, it seems that during Friday over part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, some snow could mix in.
The same is possible for portions of northern Pennsylvania, the southern tier of New York, northwestern New Jersey and part of southern New England during the first part of the weekend.
On the extreme end of the scenarios is that a couple of inches of snow falls on the grassy areas of the higher elevations in this area, where the snow comes at night or first thing in the morning.

The sun's energy will melt the snow as it falls most likely during any other time. So even if it did snow, it's not the type that would stick to your driveway, at least not for very long.
Another freeze will precede the snow Thursday night into Friday morning in the Northeast.
Much of the middle part of the nation will continue to bask in unusual warmth in the coming weeks. Interestingly, there will be a tendency for a dip in the jet stream to linger or keep showing up in the Northeast.

As a result, another bout of cold air and perhaps snow showers could affect portions of the Northeast later next week into the Easter weekend.

Snow Could Reach Part of Mid-Atlantic