An Alberta Clipper system is forecasted to bring snow and cold weather to the Midwest and Northeast this week as folks in states surrounding the Great Lakes continue to clean up from last weekend's snowstorm.

A clipper storm, as defined by the National Weather Service, is a fast-moving storm that drops into the U.S. over the Great Lakes from Alberta, Canada. These storms typically produce fluffy snow when they sweep in; however, that will not be the case in New York City this time around.

A clipper system will bring a period of light snow to New Hampshire late Wednesday evening into early Thursday. Just enough snow will fall to result in some slick roads for Thursday morning's commute.

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.

A clipper system will bring a period of light snow to New Hampshire late Wednesday evening into early Thursday. Just enough snow will fall to result in some slick roads for Thursday morning's commute.

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 winter weather event known as an Alberta Clipper will descend from Canada later this week and roll across the northern tier, potentially bringing snow to more than a dozen states from the Dakotas to New England.

Parts of New England could see the first accumulating snow of the season on Thursday. WBZ-TV meteorologists Jacob Wycoff and Terry Eliasen break down the latest forecast.