Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari tells you when you can expect to see the first snow of the season. ...

At a Glance Calgary had its snowiest October day on record Tuesday.It was also the snowiest day for any time of year since the early 1980s.Crews were called in from neighboring cities to help with snow removal. An early-season winter storm pummeledCalgary, Canada, on Tuesday, vaulting the city to its heaviest single-day snowfall since 1981 and setting a new Octobersnow record. Calgary International Airport received . No other single day has had more snow there since May 6, 1981,when a...

At a Glance The list of 2018-19 winter storm names has been revealed.Winter storms are named at The Weather Channel for those systems meeting strict NWS criteria.There were 24 named winter storms in the 2017-18 season from October through April. The Weather Channel and weather.comreleased the 2018-19 winter storm names list Tuesday, marking the seventh season of naming winter storms. The names will be used in alphabetical order to identify winter storms that meet objective naming criteria based on National...

The first widespread snowfall of the season will continue to impact the Rockies and the northern Plains through the middle portion of the week ahead. ...

Meteorologist Domenica Davis looks at the first significant snowfall of the season. ...

At a Glance A long-lasting snow event will continue this week from the Rockies into the northern Plains.This is due to a sharp plunge of the jet stream bringing cold air to those regions.The heaviest snowfall will be in higher elevations. The first widespread snowfall of the season will continue to impact the Rockies and the northernPlains through the middle portion of the week ahead. (MORE: ) Snow has already been falling in parts of the northern and western United...

At a Glance A blast of cold air and a diving jet stream will set the stage for snow.Snow has already triggered road closures in parts of the Rockies.Additional snow will blanket areas from the Rockies to the upper Midwest.This will be the season's first snow for some. Snow will continue to blanketparts of the Rockies, Plains and upper Midwest into Sunday nightas far south as New Mexico and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas, over a month ahead of...

At a Glance Mid-October snow cover across North America is the largest it's been since 2005.Canada has the largest amount of snow cover.The snowpack could help feed early-season cold weather in parts of the United States. Early fallhas already brought plenty of winter weather to parts ofNorth America, pushing the continent to its largest snow cover extent for mid-October in more than a decade. The area covered by snow in North America as of Sunday was , according to an...

At a Glance Temperatures may be warmer than average overall in the western and northern states.The South could be wet but areas the Canadian border might be dry.El Niño may play a role in the weather conditions this winter. Winter 2018-19 could bring above-average temperatures to the northern and western United States, and it's likely that parts of the South and East will see wetter-than-average conditions, according to an outlook released Thursday byNOAA. A weak El Niño event is expected...

At least two people died and one is missing after a Nor'easter tore through the coastal areas from New Jersey to Maine. ...

At a Glance We examined snowfall in 50 U.S. locations to look for trends in El Niño seasons.Some regions trend snowier during El Niño, others less snowy.But not all El Niños are the same, and El Niño isn't the only factor. El Niño can have impacts on weather worldwide, from heavy rain to extreme drought and persistent warmth to stubborn cold. It can even have some impact on how snowy a winter season youexperience. (MORE: ) To examine how this...

Extreme winter weather conditions,including crippling snow and ice storms and deadly cold waves,affect parts of the United States every winter. To anticipate these events, forecasters look for certain large-scale weather patterns that can sometimes signal the arrivalof extreme winter weather conditions. (MORE: ) Here are a few of the weather patterns to watch for this winter. 1.) East Coast Snowstorm Pattern When examining the potential for a blockbuster East Coast winter storm,meteorologists monitor an index called the North Atlantic Oscillation...

At a Glance The first named winter storm of the season has most often occurred in early- to mid-November.Two years have had the first storm arrive in early October. We are now in the time ofyear whenmore expansive snow events can occur in the Lower 48, raisingthe odds that they can reach our criteria for winter storm naming. Since The Weather Channel and weather.com began naming winter storms in2012, four of the six firstwinter storms of the season have arrived...