Snowfall forecast through 7 a.m. (ET) on Friday Nov. 24, 2023. Source: NWS Forecast Offices of the Northeast via the Northeast River Forecast Center

Snowfall Forecast Maps for the Thanksgiving Week Snowstorm

Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy
5 min readNov 21, 2023

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Snow is on the way in New England and maybe some of it will stick around for Thanksgiving, depending on your location.

Between 3 and 6 inches of snow is expected where I live in central New Hampshire, and a winter weather advisory is in effect from 9 p.m. tonight till 3 p.m. tomorrow.

Guide to Snowfall Forecast Maps for New England, With Other Snow Information and Photos

“A complex winter weather event is expected tomorrow,” the National Weather Service office that covers New Hampshire and western Maine posted. “Mainly snow is expected in the interior, with more rain along the coast. Some portions of western and northern NH/ME could see some ice as well. Please drive carefully, Thanksgiving travel may be very dangerous.”

Snowfall Totals for the 2022–23 Season in the Eastern U.S.

Meanwhile, the Northeast is getting warmer and wetter, and the ocean is getting warmer, the Northeast Regional Climate Center notes. Check out the climate change impacts in the Northeast that are detailed in the recently released Fifth National Climate Assessment and summarized by the center.

“The Northeast continues to be confronted with extreme weather, most notably extreme precipitation — which has caused problematic flooding across the region — and heatwaves (very likely, high confidence),” the national assessment says. “In response, climate adaptation and mitigation efforts, including nature-based solutions, have increased across the region (high confidence), with a focus on emissions reductions, carbon sequestration, and resilience building (medium confidence).”

Snow Today Near Newfound Lake in New Hampshire and Photos

However, precipitation has been below normal — far below in some areas, such as almost all of New Hampshire and western Maine — over the last two months in most of the Northeast, according to the Northeast River Forecast Center.

Source: Northeast River Forecast Center

Here are more snowfall forecast and other maps (note that maps are updated several times a day) and images, including some of my recent photos in New Hampshire. The Northeast River Forecast Center Snow Information Page has links to snowfall forecast maps for the Northeast, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York.

Snowfall Maps Show Major Shortfalls in Northeast and Great Lakes States in Recent Winters

Snowfall accumulation from Sept. 30 to Nov. 21, 2023. Source: National Weather Service
National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
Storm forecast tracks through 7 p.m. (ET) on Fri. Nov 24, 2023. Source: Weather Prediction Center at the National Weather Service
Source: National Weather Service Gray/Portland ME office
Source: National Weather Service Gray/Portland ME office
Eleven days after a couple of inches of snow, no white stuff remained yesterday (Nov. 20) in Hebron, New Hampshire. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Source: National Weather Service Gray/Portland ME office
Newfound Lake in New Hampshire on Nov. 20, 2023. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Source: National Weather Service Caribou ME office
Source: National Weather Service Burlington VT office
Source: National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA office
Thirty-four years ago today…. Source: National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA office
Newfound Lake in New Hampshire on Nov. 20, 2023. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Newfound Lake from Bear Mountain in New Hampshire on Nov. 19, 2023. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Newfound Lake from Bear Mountain in New Hampshire on Nov. 19, 2023. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger

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More of my blog posts, aka stories, and some have many photos taken in New Hampshire:

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New England Average Snowfall Map: Are You Ready for Winter?
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Memories of the “Crippling” Blizzard of February 1978 in the Northeast
New England Spring Climate Highlights and 2021–22 Seasonal Snowfall Totals
New England Average Snowfall Map: Are You Ready for Winter?
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Third Warmest Winter on Record in the Contiguous U.S.
Scenic New Hampshire Photos This Winter
Philippe May Approach New England Following Record High TemperaturesPhotos of Scenic Rainbow Falls in Plymouth, New Hampshire
Photos on a Beautiful Day at Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
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Smoke from Wildfires in Nova Scotia is Over New England, and More Record Heat is Possible
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in New England, With the Chances of Them Coming Within 50 Miles
Hurricane Ian Stats and Images, New England Cold and Drought Update in the Northeast
Hebron Town Forest: Photos on a Beautiful Day in New Hampshire
Colorful Sunrise and Sunset Photos at Newfound Lake in New Hampshire
Photos of Peaking Fall Foliage in New Hampshire (Part One)
Photos of Peak Fall Foliage in New Hampshire (Part Two)
Fall Foliage Photos in New Hampshire (Part Three)
New Hampshire Fall Foliage Photos (Part Four)
Photos of Emerging Fall Foliage in New Hampshire, September 2022
Photos of Serene, Remote Cranberry Lake in Adirondack Park, New York
Photos at Serene, Colorful Lees Pond in Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Photos: Autumn Colors and Water Scenery in New Hampshire
Photos on the Trail: Colorful Fall Foliage in New Hampshire
Third Warmest Winter on Record in the Contiguous U.S.
Three Historic October Storms in the Northeast, This Month’s Climate Outlook and September Recap
Nor’easter Winds Gust to 94 mph in Massachusetts, Higher than Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey

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Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy

NH EnviroGuy blogger & photography enthusiast living near Newfound Lake in New Hampshire. Finalist, 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. Snowy ROC NY native.