A person shovels snow from a driveway in Norwell, Mass., in December 2010. This winter, forecasters say, snowfall is projected to be higher than last winter in parts of the Northeast, including Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. File Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo
Get your heavy coats, ice scrapers and snow shovels ready, because the start of winter is just a few weeks away, and it could be a stormy season for parts of the United States.
"It can be an intense stormy winter for areas of the country, particularly across the Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Northeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said.
Meteorological winter starts on Monday, Dec. 1, while astronomical winter begins on the solstice, which in 2025 occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST on Sunday, Dec. 21.
Snow forecast for winter 2025-26
