Weak Clipper, Quiet End to January

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A weak clipper storm system is passing by at this time, producing lots of clouds & some scattered snow showers. Most of the snow shower activity last this afternoon has been north and west of Boston. A light snow shower of feathery flakes passed through Woburn about 430pm, but produced no accumulation. A few of the snow showers north of Boston up toward the NH border may dust the roads in the next hour to 2, and a few additional snow showers to the west and eventually the south of Boston may do the same this evening, but don’t expect any travel problems from this.

Sunday & Monday will be 2 dry but cold days to end January. Highest temperatures should be near 30 Sunday, but reinforcing cold air coming in at night will keep high temperatures to the lower 20s for Monday.

Looking ahead… February is coming, and many of you I’m sure are hoping for a break in the harsh weather pattern we’ve been enduring since the end of December. I’m afraid you will have no such luck. It looks like as February begins, we jump right back into the action, with another storm system moving this way for the middle of the week. Some snow is possible on Tuesday, well ahead of the low pressure system, due to overrunning of warmer air moving up over the cold air that will be in place. The main storm system is expected to pass by on Wednesday, probably tracking south of the region, keeping us on the cold side. Enough warm air aloft may get involved to make some of us have to deal with sleet & freezing rain, but it is too early to determine the exact timing and placement of precipitation types. Just keep in mind that we may end up with a midweek mess.

Later in the week, another shot of very cold air is expected behind the departing midweek storm.

We’ll take a closer look at the upcoming storm, the possibilities of more storms beyond that one, and break down the details of the week ahead in tomorrow’s blog.

Have a safe remainder of the weekend!

3 thoughts on “Weak Clipper, Quiet End to January”

  1. So what are the chances that my kid will have a full week of school between now and May? 🙂 keep it up, man, you’re still way ahead of the news guys in my book.

    1. Justin,

      I teach and it has been three straight weeks with a snow day. I am rooting for the weather to cooperate a bit and let our school systems get a full week in. Last winter, we made it the whole winter without a school day. As things stand now, I wouldnt be surprised if a delay or cancellation is in the cards sometime during the middle of the upcoming week.

  2. Thanks Justin! Basically Tom gave the answer I would have. Wednesday or Thursday are the prime days for delay/cancellation. I think most people will see a regular start on Tuesday and depending on the timing and intensity of the first system with the snow on Tuesday, some could possibly be let go early, but it’s hard to call something like that.

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