US & Canada Daily Snow
By Alan Smith, Meteorologist Posted 4 months ago November 19, 2025
Snow for New England, the Southwest, and Canada
Summary
New England has been the early ski season winner this year, especially Jay Peak, which has received 55 inches of snow in the past 5 days. Across the West, two more storms will bring snow to the Southwest mountains, while a strong storm over the weekend will favor Western Canada. Heading into next week, the storm track will favor the PNW and Canada.
Short Term Forecast
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Snow for New England, the Southwest, & Canada
While the West has been unseasonably warm this November, the opposite has been true across the Northeast, where Northern New England is having an exceptional early season. Jay Peak reported 40 inches of snow in 48 hours from Sunday to Tuesday, with 55 inches in 5 days!
Jay Peak has also moved up its opening day by a week and will be opening up for the season this weekend.
In the West, we will continue to see a southerly-focused storm track with weaker storms overall, but some respectable snow totals adding up over time from Southern California into the Southern Rockies.
Heading into the weekend, a powerful storm cycle will begin to impact Canada with heavy mid to high elevation snow across BC and Alberta. Washington and the Northwest U.S. will remain in the warm sector through Sunday with more rain than snow expected.
Forecast for Wednesday (Nov 19):
A weak storm will exit California and move into the Southern Rockies with light to moderate totals for Arizona, Southern Utah, and Southern Colorado. Only light and spotty snowfall is expected across Northern Colorado and Utah, and into Wyoming.
Forecast for Thursday (Nov 20):
A stronger storm will move across the Southern Sierra and Southwest, bringing more widespread snow to southern ski resorts, with the highest snow totals expected in the San Juans in Colorado. A weak storm will also bring light rain and snow showers to the Northwest.
Forecast for Friday (Nov 21):
Lingering snow showers will continue over the Southern Rockies during the day before another weak storm reaches Southern California and Arizona on Friday night.
A stronger storm will make landfall in the Northwest with heavy snow developing across British Columbia at mid to upper slopes of ski resorts (lower elevation terrain will still see rain), while the Northwest U.S. will see primarily rain due to warmer air and higher snow levels.
A storm will also impact the Northeast with milder air, leading to a mix of rain and snow across New England and Quebec.
Forecast for Saturday (Nov 22):
A storm will continue to impact British Columbia and Alberta with heavy snow for higher elevation ski resorts and rain or mixed precipitation for low elevation terrain. The Northwest U.S. will continue to see mostly rain at ski resort elevations.
In the Northeast, snow showers are expected over New York and New England as a weaker disturbance arrives.
Forecast for Sunday (Nov 23):
Snow will continue to fall across Western Canada, and snow levels will also start to come down as colder air arrives. Ski resorts in Washington and Northern Idaho/Montana should also see a changeover from rain to snow on Sunday night.
In the Southwest, a weak storm will lead to light snow across portions of Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern Colorado.
In the East, another weak disturbance will lead to light snow showers across New York, New England, and Quebec.
Extended Forecast
Outlook for Mon (Nov 24) to Fri (Nov 28):
Next week, the storm track is expected to favor Washington and Canada, and possibly the far Northern U.S. Rockies. Colder air will also lead to lower snow levels than what we've seen lately, though models have backed off somewhat on just how cold it may get.
Since the last post 2 days ago, medium-range weather models have also backed off on snow potential and colder temperatures across the Central Rockies. For now, it looks like a milder pattern will prevail with reduced snowfall potential.
In the East, the pattern is trending more favorable from the Great Lakes to New England, with colder temperatures now expected along with more snow opportunities.
Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Friday (November 21).
Alan Smith
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