This edition of Weather Tidbits discusses the Alberta Clipper. An Alberta Clipper is a low pressure system that develops near Alberta in central Canada which moves rapidly east and southeast through the Great Lakes and northeast United States.

New York City’s run of mild weather appears to be headed toward an abrupt end thanks to an Alberta Clipper bringing cold weather and possibly snow down from Canada. “Many areas across the northern tier will start the month of December with temperatures well below historical averages,

A series of fast-moving winter storms, known as Alberta Clippers, will sweep across the Upper Midwest and Northeast next week.