Measurable Snow

From the Weather Channel:

"Higher-Elevation Snow Ahead in the Northeast After Record-Warm Temperatures"

The record warmth of this week will be a distant memory as snow is expected in some of the higher elevations of the Northeast this weekend. After very warm temperatures for mid-October, a pattern change is beginning to take place, that will usher in more fall-like temperatures. It may even feel more like winter to some. For those who prefer a warm, toasty fire to air conditioning, good news is ahead as a pattern change is on the way. Temperatures will remain warm for this time of year through Friday in the Northeast, but temperatures will not be as warm as earlier this week. By this weekend, temperatures will drop back to closer to average. Temperatures will even be slightly below average in spots, beginning Friday. Lows will be up to 10 degrees colder than average into next week.  These changes are courtesy of an upper-level trough that will move across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region late this week. An area of low pressure, associated with this trough, will move through the Northeast, slowly moving northeastward into Canada this weekend. This area of low pressure will deepen and northwesterly winds will allow cold air to surge southward. This will set the stage for the possibility of some snow in the higher elevations. Moisture from a possible tropical system could be drawn northward, which may enhance precipitation in the Northeast. As this system slowly exits the region, some rain and snow showers may linger in the mountains through this weekend.  The first chance for snow showers will be in the Adirondacks and Catskills of New York, the Green Mountains of Vermont and the White Mountains of New Hampshire on Saturday. Lake-effect rain showers are possible with this system as well, with the potential for a dusting of snow for the Tug Hill Plateau, especially Saturday night. Some locally heavy snow is even possible over the higher summits of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains through Sunday morning. Most areas, however, will see cold rain showers.  Sunday, additional light snow showers or flurries may be seen over the Adirondacks and into northern New England. A few snowflakes may linger into Sunday night and Monday in far northern New England and northern New York. Windy conditions are also expected this weekend, which could leave to some power outages given the risk of wet snow and leaves still on trees.  High pressure is then expected to build across the region early next week, bringing drier weather and temperatures that likely will remain cool.

^ While we have already had snow flurries this could be our first measurable snow of the snow. It wouldn't be such a big deal (we live in the mountains) if it hadn't been in the 80s and sunny just yesterday. ^

https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/october-record-warm-to-high-elevation-snow-northeast