Snow showers forecast for blizzard-weary northern US
The Alberta Clipper system is forecast to bring only a few inches or less of snow due to the system's lack of moisture and fast movement.
Alberta Clipper brings more snow to the Plains, Midwest
A weak Albert Clipper system brought more snow to parts of the Plains and Midwest and will continue to slide to the east on Monday into Monday night.
A weak Alberta Clipper system begins its dive out of Canada on Christmas Day, moving across the northern tier of the U.S. before making its way to the Northeast by early next week.
An Alberta Clipper is a quick-moving weather system from western Canada that sweeps across northern sections of the country. This type of system typically brings snow to the Northeast, Great Lakes and Midwest.
This system is forecast to bring only a few inches or less of snow, but the system will slide across many areas just hit hard by the Christmas week blizzard, which brought dangerous snow, high winds, bitter cold and disruptive ice to most of the country.
The FOX Forecast Center is forecasting only a few inches or less of snow due to the system's lack of moisture and fast movement.
Snow forecast from a weak Alberta Clipper moving into the Northern U.S. on Christmas Day. (FOX Weather)
The highest snow totals are forecast in the Dakotas, southwestern Minnesota and down to Illinois, where 3 to 5 inches are possible through Tuesday.
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Monday's forecast
The snow system will move across the Midwest on Monday, producing a few hours of light to moderate snowfall in Louisville, Indianapolis and Columbus.
By Monday night, the system will reach the Northeast and bring a wintry mix to Erie in Pennsylvania and Syracuse in New York, with temperatures in the high teens.
The good news is that any impacts will be mild compared to the sub-zero temperatures and snowfall from the Christmas week winter storm.
Additionally, forecasters are tracking above-average temperatures into the New Year across the West, Plains and Northeast.
While temperatures in the mid-20s for the Northern Plains may not seem like a warm-up, it beats wind chills in the negative 40s, and 50s felt over the last few days.
FOX Weather explains: What is an Alberta Clipper weather system?
FOX Weather Meteorologist Kelly Costa explains what an Alberta Clipper cold weather system is and why it brings snow into the U.S.