3 things to know ahead of a potential East Coast winter storm this weekend

A winter storm is forecast to hit much of the country through the first two weeks of the year. Learn more about who could be affected by unfavorable weather conditions.

New year, new weather pattern.

After a record-warm month of December for much of the U.S., January will be a different story, with a colder and more active weather pattern set to hit a large swath of the country through the first two weeks of the year.

This includes Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; and New York City, which could be looking at their first significant winter storm potential in two years.

People walk down Park Avenue during a nor'easter in Long Beach, N.Y. on March 14, 2023.J. Conrad Williams Jr. / Newsday RM via Getty Images fileA potential storm system would affect eastern areas including the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England from Saturday to Monday. With the potential weekend winter storm still several days away, here are three things to know ahead of it.

As a whole, 2023 was a record-setting low snow year for nearly the entire I-95 corridor from Richmond, Virginia, to New York City.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/winter-storm-weekend-east-coast-rain-snow-northeast-rcna131875

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