Friends in the Northeast received a nice winter storm this past weekend. A strong surface low system produced windy, cold, and snowy conditions in the northeast over the weekend. Record low temperatures of -20 °F were recorded and snowfalls of 18 inches. Now, Maine has a solid snow depth with around 20 inchesRead More
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I hope everyone had a nice cold New Years! Luckily, the cold arctic air allowed for more snow over the week. Once again, we have increased snow depths throughout the northern tier of the US. A storm system passed through Montana and moved eastward through South Dakota last weekend and now most parts of SouthRead More
MaxWeather- your weekly sledder weather forcast
Santa was nice to us this year! He was especially generous in the east and west. Our overall snow depth totals have increased just about everywhere. The only exception is one spot in the north half of South Dakota that is snow free. Across the west, low elevation areas now have anywhere from 2 toRead More
MaxWeather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
Current Conditions: Overall, snow cover has increased this past week, just in time for the holidays. Shown above are modeled snow depth totals for Tuesday, December 19th. In the west, snow cover has increased with lower elevations gaining cover. Totals have also increased at higher elevations. Northeast and the Great Lakes region have increased theirRead More
MaxWeather- Your weekly sledder weather forecast
As expected, the low pressure system from last week gave us a start to this winter! The Northeast currently has a snow cover of 1-10 inches, while Maine is fully covered in snow with 4-10 inches enabling you to get outside. For those of you near the Great Lakes, lake effect is in fullRead More
MaxWeather- your weekly sledder weather forecast
Hello, my is name is Megan McCabe and I am a junior at University North Dakota studying Atmospheric Sciences. I love the outdoors and all the weather that it embraces. Whether it be the camping and hiking through the warm summer months or skiing the cold winters. I grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota, and inRead More
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Here is a final update on modeled snow depth from the NOHRSC. The snow from last week’s Nor’easter is still present over the northeast, with the highest snow totals located over Maine. From the trail reports I’ve read out there, it seems that the snowmobiling is still pretty good. The temperatures have been coolerRead More
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Modeled Snow Depth for the Continental U.S. (3/14/17) Here is the updated modeled snow depth for today from the NOHRSC. There is much more snow coverage than last week, which is great to see for us snow lovers. A clipper system last Sunday produced a wide swath of 6-12 inches of snow from southwestern NorthRead More
MaxWeather- Your weekly sledder weather forecast
February 28th – March 1st Winter Storm Recap Here are some of the snow totals from last week’s winter weather event. More snow than expected fell across far northern Michigan, where a heavy and persistent snow band set up and produced over a foot of snow in some locations. Amounts in eastern Wisconsin were inRead More
MaxWeather- Your weekly sledder weather forecast
February 23-24 Winter Storm Recap Last week’s storm definitely panned out for snow lovers across the affected region. Despite a sudden southeastern shift in the overall track of the system, it still produced a wide swath of 6-12+ inches of snow from northern Nebraska to northeastern Wisconsin. The highest snow total I saw was 15” inRead More