Fall is in full swing, but winter may be making an early appearance in parts of the country. According to weather experts, this is the week that snow could reach 11 states, bringing a taste of winter before the season officially changes.

The first day of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere is Monday, Dec. 21, 2026, according to the Farmer’s Almanac . But the meteorological definition of winter has it starting on Dec. 1 for the meteorological. Either way, winter is coming early in these parts of the country, because October is well before winter.

Snow Could Reach 11 States During the Week of Oct. 26

Now, a new report from AccuWeather senior meteorologist Chad Merrill provided exclusively to Men’s Journal points to snowfall in the “northern Cascades, Sierra and Rockies,” which means across 11 states. That’s during the week of Monday, Oct. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 31, with the highest elevations in several major western mountain ranges expected to see some wintry weather.…