Eastern U.S. bracing for the first winter storm threat of the season
January may bring the greatest potential for snow storms along the East Coast in several years.

December 27, 2024 at 7:10 a.m. EST Today at 7:10 a.m. EST


Sean Rozas shovels snow off a sidewalk in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia on Tuesday. (Jose F. Moreno/AP)

By Ben Noll

The East Coast has yet to experience a major storm this winter season — but meteorologists are now monitoring a potential new pattern that could drive notably stormy weather to the region come January.

Up to this point, a combination of unseasonably mild temperatures, long-term warming and atmospheric patterns more conducive to rain than snow have contributed to a milder season. For some big cities, it’s essentially been a winter storm drought.

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By Ben Noll
Ben Noll is a meteorologist with a passion for communicating the 'why behind the weather', extreme events and climate trends. He has extensive experience working with meteorological data and creating weather graphics on a supercomputer, developing meteorological services in the Pacific Islands, and short, medium, and long-range weather prediction.follow on X@BenNollWeather