10:50PM

Interesting weather day in southeastern New England on Sunday. It may not have been a big storm, but watching the atmosphere wring out snow over a small area all day long was fascinating from a weather geek’s perspective. It’s all winding down late this Sunday night as this blog is being written and now it’s time to look ahead to the weather of the next 7 days.

Low pressure will intensify offshore and will be moving away Monday, which will be a chilly and windy but fair day. Fair weather will continue Tuesday as high pressure dominates. A disturbance from the west will not phase with energy to its south on Wednesday, and will just produce lots of clouds and a chance of some snow showers. A break Thursday will be followed by another disturbance on  Friday. Current indications are that it will be cold enough for snow at least inland and possibly marginal closer to the coast and over southern areas, but that again phasing with energy to its south will not take place until it is moving away, so that we get a much smaller event versus a bigger storm. One fairly reliable forecasting model has been showing a larger storm, so it will be watched, just in case it starts to swing in that direction. Fair weather and moderating temperatures are expected next weekend.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

OVERNIGHT: Any lingering light snow mainly in eastern MA winding down with clouds breaking. Lows 18-23. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs 33-38. Wind NW to N 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 14-19. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 28-33. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Low 18. High 36.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 16. High 35.

FRIDAY: Cloudy. Chance of snow/mix/rain. Low 25. High 35.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 18. High 38.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 21. High 45.

9:25AM

No significant changes to the previous discussion at this point. Watching for some ocean-effect snow in eastern MA today and some light snow from a disturbance from the southwest later today into this evening. All accumulations expected to be minor (though up to a couple inches may occur on Cape Cod and the Islands.

Full discussion for the upcoming week will be posted this evening.

Updated forecast for southeastern New England…

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Periods of mainly light snow, especially from east coastal MA through Cape Cod. Highs in the 30s. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of snow, tapering off overnight. Accumulations mostly under 1 inch (dustings/coatings most areas), possibly 1-2 inches parts of coastal Plymouth County MA and Cape Cod and the Islands. Lows in the 20s. Wind NE to N 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 30-35. Wind N to NW 15-25 MPH and gusty.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 20. High 35.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light snow or snow showers. Low 21. High 36.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 19. High 37.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of mix/rain showers. Low 29. High 41.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 24. High 39.

9:36AM

Good morning and have a great weekend everybody!

This Saturday morning update is just a short discussion followed by a forecast for southeastern New England…

If you like snow, it’s still not a great pattern, for now. A weak disturbance runs at the region tonight and may toss a little light snow this way, and then it ignites a new storm offshore on Sunday but that will be too far out at sea to do a whole lot, just a little more light snow with light accumulation (see below). It will intensify in the Canadian Maritimes and result in a blustery Monday. Another disturbance looks like it will be too far offshore for significant impact late Tuesday and Wednesday (clouds and just a chance of a touch of snow). Later next week, temperatures may moderate enough so that the next disturbance produces rain showers about Friday.

TODAY: Sun giving way to clouds. Highs in the 30s. Wind W around 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Spotty light snow with no significant accumulation. Lows in the 20s. Wind light variable.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Periods of mainly light snow. Highs in the 30s. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of snow, tapering off overnight. Accumulations mostly under 1 inch (dustings/coatings most areas), possibly 1-2 inches parts of Cape Cod/Nantucket. Lows in the 20s. Wind NE to N 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 30-35. Wind N to NW 15-25 MPH and gusty.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 20. High 35.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light snow or snow showers. Low 21. High 36.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 19. High 37.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of mix/rain showers. Low 29. High 41.