Winter storms will bring snow, ice, rain this week. Here's who's impacted.
- - Winter storms will bring snow, ice, rain this week. Here's who's impacted.
Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAYJanuary 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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A series of cross-country storms will spread winter weather across the central and northeastern parts of the United States through the rest of the week, with snow, ice and heavy rain in the forecast.
On Jan. 6, the National Weather Service said a wintry mix will spread from the Great Lakes region up through New England, the latest round of ice and precipitation after recent days of similar conditions.
Ice and snow showers beginning Jan. 6 will continue through midweek from the upper Great Lakes through upstate New York and central New England, the weather service said. Millions of Americans were under winter weather advisories in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and New England states.
Next, a "larger, more disruptive" storm will bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and snow from the Plains to the East later in the week, according to AccuWeather meteorologists.
Here's what's in store:
When will this cold end? Thaw coming for eastern half of US
New York City received around 4 inches of snow overnight. Airlines canceled 1,500 US flights during the peak holiday travel period Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast.
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People gather on Washington Street as snow falls during a winter storm in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, December 26, 2025. New York City received around 4 inches of snow overnight. Airlines canceled 1,500 US flights during the peak holiday travel period Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast.
Storm to bring wintry mix, icy conditions
Freezing rain with accumulations up to 0.1 to 0.2 inches on the ground could make for slick driving conditions from the upper Great Lakes through upstate New York and central New England, along with coastal Maine, the weather service said. The icy conditions will be accompanied by a chance of snow showers in the Northeast, with snow lingering through midweek.
The highest snowfall accumulations will be found in the mountains of interior New England, but lighter snowfall will linger in the region through Jan. 7, according to the weather service. Precipitation amounts could total between 1 and 6 inches, AccuWeather reported.
"Snow, sleet and freezing rain will affect travel from Minnesota to New England through midweek," AccuWeather said.
A national weather forecast map for Tuesday, Jan. 6, shows an outbreak of freezing rain across the upper Great Lakes region and the Northeast.Second round of stormy weather to impact dozens of states
Later in the week, a powerful storm coming from the western part of the country will head eastward, spreading rain, thunderstorms and snow over dozens of states, AccuWeather reported. It will spread from Texas up through the Great Lakes on Jan. 8 and 9.
The second storm system will deliver wintry conditions to the Plains and Midwest, and a chance of severe thunderstorms in the Ozarks and Mississippi Valley, according to AccuWeather. States from Texas and Oklahoma through Tennessee and Kentucky could see severe thunderstorms that may bring hail and damaging winds later in the week, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.
"This coast-to-coast storm is expected to bring snow or a wintry mix from parts of Arizona and New Mexico through the Great Lakes and into northern New England," Roys said, adding that travelers should be prepared for slippery and hazardous road conditions.
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