A strong Alberta clipper will bring heavy snow and gusty winds to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest from Tuesday, December 9, through early Wednesday, December 10, 2025, prompting winter storm watches across multiple states.
The National Weather Service has issued widespread winter weather advisories across the northern Rockies, Great Plains, Midwest, and eastern United States, with snow, blowing snow, and ice expected through Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
The first nor’easter of the season is forecast to rapidly intensify by Wednesday, December 3, 2025, bringing 25–38 cm (10–15 inches) of snow, violent winds, and whiteout conditions across parts of the U.S. Northeast and Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, Canada.
A post-Thanksgiving winter storm dropped record snow in St. Louis and parts of the Midwest on Saturday, November 29, 2025, causing a Delta flight to slide off the runway in Des Moines and triggering hundreds of crashes and multi-vehicle pileups on major interstate highways, including I-70 and I-80.
An early December winter storm could drop over 15 cm (6 inches) of snow across the interior Northeast, including areas north and west of I-95, after it develops over the Gulf Coast on Monday, December 1, 2025. The heavy snow and possible icing will make travel dangerous across the affected regions.
A powerful post-Thanksgiving winter storm is spreading across the Midwest and northern Plains on Friday, November 28, 2025, prompting widespread winter storm warnings and advisories from eastern Nebraska and Iowa through southern Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Hundreds of crashes were reported across Minnesota on November 25 2025, including more than 22 injury crashes. A strong winter storm brought heavy snow and blowing winds, prompting closures along key routes, including the I-94 and I-29 in Minnesota and North Dakota.
A strengthening storm is forecast to move from the northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes Tuesday through Thursday, November 25–27, 2025, producing lake-effect snow and strong winds across portions of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. The severe winter weather will create hazardous travel conditions across northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with lake-effect snow continuing into Thanksgiving Day.
The season’s first measurable snow reached Chicago early Monday, November 10, 2025, as Arctic air swept across the Great Lakes, producing intense lake-effect snow bands over Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario. Travel warnings were issued from Illinois to western New York, with authorities urging drivers to avoid non-essential travel.
Two winter storms are set to sweep across the U.S. Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast starting February 5, 2025, impacting millions with power outages and treacherous icy roads, prompting several Ice Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Warnings.
