Decades after the company was founded, AccuWeather has become one of the foremost resources for weather information of all kinds in the United States. Now, the experts at the company have issued a new map that forecasts how much snow may fall in 24 major U.S. cities throughout the entire 2026-2027 winter season.
Based on AccuWeather’s winter weather forecast map, many cities across America will see heavy snow this winter, with totals reaching as high as 70 inches. Learn which metropolitan areas are predicted to face serious levels of snow, with major implications for the surrounding communities.
New 2026-2027 Winter Weather Map Signals Major Snow Across the U.S.
On October 19, 2026, the AccuWeather X page published its ‘snowfall predictions for winter 2026-2027‘ map of the contiguous United States. Unlike many winter maps that rely on color gradients to indicate weather predictions, this one kept things simple by providing exact numerical inch ranges for 24 major cities from across America.
Below is the full list of every city named on the map and the snowfall totals AccuWeather predicts for them throughout the entire 2026-2027 winter season:
- Buffalo: 55–70″
- Salt Lake City: 50–65″
- Albany: 45–60″
- Denver: 45–55″
- Minneapolis: 40–55″
- Cleveland: 30–45″
- Omaha: 25–40″
- Spokane: 25–38″
- Bismarck: 25–35″
- Pittsburgh: 20–35″
- Detroit: 20–30″
- Boston: 15–30″
- Chicago: 12–25″
- Kansas City: 12–24″
- Boise: 10–20″
- New York City: 10–20″
- St. Louis: 8–16″
- Philadelphia: 5–15″
- Washington: 3–10″
- Charlotte: 3–9″
- Nashville: 2–7″
- Atlanta: 1–5″
- Seattle: 0.5–3″
- Dallas: 0–3″
How much snow could your city see this winter? ❄️ Here are our snowfall predictions for a few cities across the United States.
Check out AccuWeather’s full winter forecast: https://t.co/SX291agEXO pic.twitter.com/In3m0bveqg— AccuWeather (@accuweather) October 19, 2026
AccuWeather’s map provides residents of each featured city with actionable information about what they should be prepared to face this upcoming winter. For example, Buffalo, Salt Lake City, Albany, Denver, and Minneapolis should all take steps to cope with the impacts of more than 50 inches of snow. Additionally, anyone living near one of those major cities can draw conclusions about the kind of winter conditions they could be facing in the coming months.
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