"For the first time in nearly 2 years, we have a legitimate snowstorm signal on Jan 7 to track across much of the Northeast & *potentially* including the I-95 corridor," Tomer Burg, an atmospheric scientist, posted on X. 

The Northeast has been stuck in a wet weather pattern with above-average temperatures (thanks to El Nino). The result has been mostly rain events for the Interstate 95 corridor, while higher elevations in the interior have seen some accumulating snow. 

Private weather forecaster BAMWX posted one model showing a high probability of 6" + snowfall across major Northeast metro areas for the next 15 days.