Amy Cotter, a weather observer and education specialist at the Mount Washington Observatory, discusses summit conditions amid a May nor'easter, including wind gusts, temperatures and snowfall totals so far.

Federal forecasters say Utah is on tap for a "whirlwind" next few days with a "winter-like" storm this weekend before a more summer-like warmup next week.

We think of nor’easters as colossal snowmakers in the winter, but the name comes from the wind direction — winds coming from the northeast as the counter-clockwise spin of the storm lurks just offshore. The term “nor’easter” was actually first used in print in 1836 by folks in the marine industry, such as sailors or shipping merchants.

Typical of late-spring snowstorms, the heavy, wet snow was damaging to trees and knocked out power in some locations from Montana to Colorado.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued weather advisories across parts of Montana and Wyoming for Wednesday, warning that several inches of expected snowfall could impact travel. The NWS is warning of major impacts to travel and high-country recreation as snowfall hits mountainous regions across the two states.

The NWS forecasts that this week's nor'easter will start in New Hampshire with scattered rain showers late Wednesday night. Widespread, soaking rain will cover the state throughout Thursday and Friday, with over one inch of rain accumulation likely in most areas.

STORM WATCH is in effect from Tuesday Evening until Wednesday Evenening for the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains, including Cooke City. Heavy snow possible.

It might be the middle of spring, but federal forecasters say Utah is on tap for a "whirlwind" next few days with a "winter-like" storm this weekend before a more summer-like warmup next week. The former triggered a winter weather advisory,