Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 254 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026 Valid 00Z Mon Feb 23 2026 - 00Z Wed Feb 25 2026 ...Major Winter Storm for the Northeast... ...Heavy snow for the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast... ...Snow for the Great Lakes on Tuesday... Low pressure off the Mid-Atlantic Coast will move northeastward to Eastern Canada by Tuesday morning. The system will produce heavy snow over the northern Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast from Sunday afternoon into Monday. The winter storm will produce widespread significant impacts across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Sunday into Monday as a low-pressure system rapidly intensifies off the Mid-Atlantic coast. Snowfall rates of two to three inches per hour will occur at times, with snowfall totals as high as one to two feet, resulting in nearly impossible travel conditions. Furthermore, the combination of heavy snowfall and strong winds will result in blizzard conditions along coastal areas from the DelMarVa Peninsula through southeastern New England. Sharply reduced visibility will make travel extremely treacherous across these areas. Wind gusts of 40-70 mph are expected from coastal New Jersey into southeast New England. These strong winds, combined with the weight of heavy, wet snow, will likely result in scattered to numerous power outages. In addition, moderate coastal flooding, with road and property inundation near the waterfront, is most likely from Delaware to Cape Cod. In addition, light to moderate snow will develop over the Great Lakes through Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, onshore flow off the Pacific will produce coastal rain and higher-elevation snow over parts of Northern California into the Northwest, continuing into Tuesday evening. The lower-elevation rain and snow will move into the Northern Intermountain Region, expanding into the Northern High Plains and Central Rockies, from Monday into Tuesday. Additionally, low pressure moving out of the Northern High Plains will move eastward to the Great Lakes by Tuesday evening. The system will produce snow over parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Tuesday, expanding into the Ohio Valley, Lower Great Lakes, and Central Appalachians by Tuesday evening. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php