NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Veterans Day will dawn chilly and a possible frosting of snow as the jet stream dips across the eastern half of the country. 

 

AccuWeather says this will be the coldest weather since last winter and that this cold sweeping across the Great Lakes will result in the first round of "significant" snow. 

 

Snow showers are predicted along the Green and Berkshire mountain ranges to the Connecticut border. 

 

The New England Storm Center is predicting up to an inch, with rain turning to snow overnight as temperatures drop.  

 

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., says a low-pressure system will track north across eastern New England, bringing rain that will changeto wet snow towards dark. Blustery and cold conditions along with lake-effect snow showers and flurries will arrive Tuesday with below normal temperatures continuing through the week. 

 

Winds gust of 35-45 mph expected across parts of the Berkshires, Mohawk Valley, New York's Capital Region, eastern Catskills, and Taconics on Tuesday. There's a possibility of sleet along the transition line and higher terrains could see up to 2 inches of snow cover. 

 

Scattered rain and snow showers will persist Wednesday into Thursday, with additional disturbances, before  high pressure builds in late in the week for dryer and warmer conditions for the weekend. 

 

Channel 13 News' weather team was predicting passing snow showers on Tuesday and Wednesday and "blustery and chilly" through the middle of the week.