Snow Returning to the Northeast, Great Lakes

With flowers already in bloom across the Great Lakes and Northeast, residents may be able to capture a similar picture this week. Photo by Jerry Willis/Photos.com.

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

Apr 8, 2012; 4:03 PM ET

After a snowy Easter Sunday across Maine, other parts of the Northeast and Great Lakes will see snowflakes fly as this week progresses.
A repeat of March's unusual and record warmth is not on tap to follow Easter Sunday across the Great Lakes and Northeast.
Instead, a stubborn storm will make cooler temperatures, brisk winds and spotty showers the norm through Tuesday across the Great Lakes. The Northeast will have to deal with the unsettled weather into at least Thursday.
With enough cold air in place, some areas will see the rain showers mix with or fall as snow on one or even several occasions.
Residents of northern Maine may feel like they have already seen their fair share of snow this week. This Easter Sunday started with 3 to 6 inches of snow whitening many communities.
A little of this snow will persist across the interior of northern New England and upstate New York tonight into Monday. Also on Monday, lake-effect snow showers will return to northern Michigan.
Other places downwind of the Great Lakes and higher elevations of the central Appalachians will begin to see snow showers fly Monday night.

Additional snow showers are set to stream over the ridges and mountains from West Virginia to Maine as the Northeast remains unsettled into Thursday.
The air will remain too warm for snow along the I-95 corridor from Washington, D.C., to New York City to Boston.
Despite the snow showers set to occur on a nearly daily basis across the Northeast, the snow totals measured across northern Maine will not be rivaled during the upcoming days.
"A light accumulation is possible over some ridge and mountaintops," stated AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Bill Deger. The same can be said for parts of northern Michigan Monday night.
Such accumulations are most likely to occur during the nighttime hours and would be enough to create slick conditions for motorists.
Most snow will have a difficult time accumulating during the day due to the increasingly strong April sun. Even if a heavier burst coats the ground, the sun will prevent the snow from lasting more than a few hours.
Some residents throughout the Northeast will welcome the upcoming rain or snow showers, while others will regard them as a nuisance.
"The chilly, damp weather could end up ruining outdoor plans for those taking a few extra days off after the holiday weekend," added Deger.
On the other hand, the Northeast is in need of rain--evident by the elevated fire danger that spanned the region this weekend.
The problem is that the showers will not significantly wet the ground. That is especially true east of the Appalachian Mountains, where the showers will be brief and extremely spotty in nature.
In fact, the fire danger will remain elevated from Connecticut to northern Virginia on Monday with spotty showers not expected to arrive until late in the day or even Tuesday.

Snow Returning to the Northeast, Great Lakes