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A slow-moving low-pressure system is bringing snow, rain and gusty winds to the Northeast this weekend.
Winter alerts are in effect from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET for parts of the Green Mountains in Vermont, the Berkshires in Massachusetts and the Catskill Mountains in New York. An additional 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible across parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine.
As of 11 a.m. ET, Princeton, Massachusetts, reported 9 inches of snow, while Austerlitz, New York, reported 5.8 inches. Twin Lakes, Pennsylvania, and High Point, New Jersey, have both reported 5 inches of wintry powder.
Snow was seen coming down in the Catskills and Albany early Saturday morning. As of 1:30 p.m. E.T., over 2,300 utility customers are without power in New York, according to PowerOutage.us.
Temperatures are also colder than usual in the Northeast on Saturday, dipping 10 to 20 degrees below average. They’re expected to rebound to seasonal highs by Sunday.
Scattered rain is also taking aim at the region, staying in the forecast through Saturday afternoon, with most areas drying out by Sunday morning.
An additional wave of rain and higher-elevation snow will push onshore Sunday across New England, with the biggest effects targeting Maine.
No severe weather or flash flooding is anticipated.
