We're in for several rounds of moisture in the north east throughout this work week. We'll start off with this clipper system bringing forth some relative moisture to the region. This forecast moisture model shows a small plume moving into the region by mid-week.
However, the amount of rainfall that this system is expected to yield, is not terribly impressive.

Going towards the end of the work week, temperatures will start to fall slightly. Some spots like Burlington, VT, for example, drop down into the high 40s for the daytime highs on Wednesday!

Going into the weekend, we have another, stronger system making it's way through the north east. This will funnel a much larger plume of moisture into the region.
Some of the ingredients in the atmosphere will likely favor a far more active pattern than what we can expect earlier on this week. Some key factors are some warmer temps from the southeast, another is some slight wind shear. Just enough turn to yield some more rainfall.

To time some of this rain out, we can expect the heaviest precipitation to occur around the overnight hours of Thursday, and then throughout the day on Friday. Some of the heaviest downpours can occur closer to the Great Lakes. We even have some snow in the forecast for some of our friends in New England!
Accumulation wise, we can expect pretty heavy downpours almost region-wide. Some decent snowfall is expected around the UP of Michigan by Sunday, as well as northern portions of the states of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Make sure to stay tuned to WeatherNation throughout the next few days for all the current updates on your rain on the way!