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Saturday March 12 2022 Forecast (8:40AM)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 12-16)

The final full weekend of winter brings a stormy Saturday and blustery Sunday to our region. There are not really any adjustments to be made regarding today’s storm system. The trend we’d seen east on all guidance settled to a stop and we have a frontal boundary pressing eastward through the area today while up along it will rocket a developing low pressure area. The whole “bomb cyclone” thing has been mentioned, but I don’t really feel there was a need for the term this time – nor do I really ever feel there is since I don’t like it as it’s used as a hype tool, and has no real value in meteorological discussion. Yes, the low pressure area will start to intensify rapidly, and probably will deepen about 24-25 mb in 24 hours from now to early Sunday, but it goes by us later today as a moderately strong low, passing over the Cape Cod area. The “bomb-out” aspect adds to our blustery winds for tonight and Sunday, but doesn’t have much of an impact on our sensible weather today. Often, the public upon hearing that term will then be lead to believe in all aspects the event is going to be maximum potential. This is why further explanation, clarification, and probably just leaving the stupid term out is a better approach. So onto that further explanation about our sensible weather. We’re mild, and this starts as rain for us today, along with some areas of fog, some areas with fairly dense fog in fact. The rain is in more showery form here initially, and will solidify a bit more as the boundary moves through and the low center organizes as it moves by the region later today. During this time, colder air is waiting just behind the frontal boundary to turn the rain over to snow from west to east, with a narrow strip of sleet in some areas where the colder air gets in at the surface first. But as this process takes places, we’ll be getting ready to lose the main moisture / precipitation, so this is going to significantly limit how much snow can fall. The vast majority of the WHW forecast area is going to see insignificant flakes with little accumulation limited to colder surfaces, while once you get to hills over the interior you can see up to around 1 inch on mainly unpaved surfaces, with a maximum potential of 2 or 3 inches possible in central MA and southwestern NH. A more significant snowfall will take place west of the WHW area, from the Berkshires into the mountains of northern New England from this one – which will be good news for ski areas. Once that low has accelerated through the Gulf of Maine and into the Maritime Provinces of Canada tonight and Sunday we will experience the feel of mid winter with cold air and gusty wind, offset a little bit on Sunday by the higher March sun angle. And don’t forget to give up your hour of sleep tonight by turning clocks that don’t auto-set forward one hour (officially 2:00 a.m. EST becomes 3:00 a.m. EDT) Sunday morning as we switch from standard to daylight saving time. Behind the weekend fun, we ease things up as the jet stream becomes more zonal (west to east) early next week with cold air locked in Canada and milder Pacific air overtaking much of the US. For us this means milder weather with mostly fair conditions Monday through Wednesday, except for the chance of a passing rain shower sometime Tuesday as a disturbance passing to the north pushes a frontal boundary across the area.

TODAY: Overcast. Rain showers and areas of fog during the morning. Steadier rain for a while midday into afternoon, briefly to sleet in some aras before turning to snow and snow showers from west to east with accumulation 1 inch or less by evening, except 1-3 inches possible in southwestern NH to central MA. Highs 38-45 except 45-52 coast early morning, falling gradually from west to east during the day so all areas are in the 30-37 range by late. Wind variable up to 10 MPH becoming N-NW increasing to 10-20 MPH late.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers evening. Lows 18-25. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, gusts over 30 MPH. Wind chill falling below 10.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 33-40. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, gusts over 30 MPH. Wind chill below 10 in the morning.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 18-25. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of a rain shower. Highs 51-58 except cooler South Coast / Cape Cod. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 32-39. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 46-53. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 17-21)

Zonal flow pattern continues for the balance of next week with a lack of temperature extremes. We’ll have to watch for low pressure to the south and a disturbance to the north to start the period and may end up between them with fair weather, but a couple of disturbances can still pass by during the course of this time with some minor precipitation events. No major storms foreseen, even though it’s too early to determine much in the way of detail. The vernal equinox – the astronomical beginning of spring – occurs at 11:33 a.m. on Sunday March 20.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 22-26)

Despite what looks to be a continued fairly low amplitude zonal flow pattern overall, we will see some battling of early spring warmth to our south and lingering cold of winter to our north, leaving us vulnerable to temperature changes and a couple bouts of unsettled weather heading into late March.

Friday March 11 2022 Forecast (7:48AM)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 11-15)

A quick note for early morning readers: There are some fog and freezing fog areas over parts of southeastern MA and RI and some of this is resulting in black ice. There are also patches of black ice where yesterday’s snowmelt did not dry up completely, so keep an eye out for that until about mid morning. After that any fog will be gone and the temperature will have risen enough to eliminate any icing issue. For the remainder of today, high pressure now offshore will allow an increasing southerly air flow and we’ll turn milder with more clouds, but still some sun as well – not a bad day. There are some adjustments to the details of the impact of our Saturday storm system. The boundary that this developing low will be moving along is going to be further east and moving with less delay than previously expected. So the low center, previously expected to be turning quite strong as it tracked just west of our area, will in fact be strengthening a little more slowly as it tracks across far southeastern New England (probably Cape Cod), and intensifying more rapidly just after it passes. The end result is less wind ahead of it, and an event that does start as rain for the entire region, but has a rain/snow line that progresses eastward during the course of the event. However, the bulk of the moisture will have already come through as this process takes place, so this will limit how much snow falls, even back to the west where amounts will be greater than to the east. Still, a quick temperature drop as the system departs can result in some freeze-up of untreated surfaces Saturday night into Sunday, so keep an eye out for that. Also, we’ll be dealing with much colder air and gusty wind into Sunday, despite a return to dry weather. The winds will settle down by Monday, which will be a dry and milder day as high pressure dominates. That high heads offshore Tuesday and a frontal system approaching from the west as its parent low moves by to our north may produce a rain shower Tuesday. Also, a reminder that at 2:00 a.m. Sunday we make the switch from standard time to daylight saving time.

TODAY: Areas of fog and freezing fog RI and southeastern MA early morning. Partly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind SW-S increasing to 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Clouding over. Rain arriving overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind S-SE 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Cloudy. Rain, changing to snow from west to east during the day. Snow accumulation by evening up to 2 inches in higher elevations of southwestern NH and north central MA with generally a coating to 1 inch at most. Temperatures fall 40s to 30s. Wind SE-E 5-15 MPH early morning, shifting to N-NW 10-20 MPH except Cape Cod where they stay SE for longer before shifting later, with higher gusts possible.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers evening. Lows 18-25. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, gusts over 30 MPH. Wind chill falling below 10.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 33-40. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, gusts over 30 MPH. Wind chill below 10 in the morning.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 18-25. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of a rain shower. Highs 51-58 except cooler South Coast / Cape Cod. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 16-20)

A little milder pattern overall but still some variability in temperatures. A couple of low pressure systems may bring some unsettled weather but it’s difficult to time these systems this far in advance. The vernal equinox occurs at 11:33 a.m. on Sunday March 20 – the start of spring.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 21-25)

We will continue to see some battling of early spring warmth to our south and lingering cold of winter to our north, leaving us vulnerable to temperature changes and a couple bouts of unsettled weather heading into late March.

Thursday March 10 2022 Forecast (7:42AM)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 10-14)

Many parts of our region have a beautiful snowscape this morning with a light snowfall stuck to the trees, but not enough to result in any damage. Grab your camera now (early morning) because in a few short hours it will all be a memory thanks to the strengthening March sun and warming temperatures today under nearly full sunshine (just some passing fair weather clouds this morning and a few high clouds during the afternoon). High pressure moves overhead this evening when we’ll see a fairly quick temperature drop due to radiational cooling, but that drop will slow down overnight as the high moves offshore and a very light southerly air flow arrives. This trend continues Friday with a sun/cloud mix with some increase in high and mid level clouds ahead of our next storm system. That one will play out in a bit more dramatic fashion than its predecessor as low pressure moves rapidly north northeastward over the eastern US and passes right over our area while intensifying during Saturday. Initially it brings a shot of windy, milder air with a decent rainfall, but as it passes, cold air will be set to move in quickly, and may result in an accumulating snowfall in the far western and northwestern portions of the WHW forecast area (central MA and southwestern NH) with possibly a few snow showers making it a little further southeast as the end of the precipitation will generally beat the arrival of the colder air. But what nobody will miss out on is the strong and gusty winds that take place from late Saturday into Sunday behind the departing storm. Along with that, the cold air shot will be quite sharp for this time frame, and we’ll be experiencing single digit and even slightly below zero wind chills, especially during the first 10 hours of Sunday. Brr! Winter’s not quite done with us yet, as the experienced folks here know very well. But here’s some good news. That sharp cold shot is short lived, and by Monday we’ll at least have the feeling of early spring back as we lose the wind and boost the temperature about 15 degrees from Sunday’s readings…

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 24-31. Wind calm evening, S up to 10 MPH overnight.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clouding over. Rain likely overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Cloudy. Rain through mid afternoon, heavy at times and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain turning to snow in southwestern NH and higher elevations of central MA later in the day with accumulation possible while rain ends as mix/snow showers late-day into evening further east. Highs 50-57 by midday and early afternoon but a sharp temperature drop west to east late-day. Wind SE-S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to W by late in the day.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers evening. Lows 18-25. Wind W-NW 15-30 MPH, gusts 35-55 MPH. Wind chill falling below 10, occasionally below 0.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 33-40. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, gusts 35-45 MPH, starting to diminish late. Wind chill below 10 in the morning.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 18-25. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 15-19)

While there will still be an active pattern overall, our weather will be quieter as we avoid major systems, seeing 1 or 2 more minor disturbances come through with variable temperatures and a couple precipitation threats during this period, favoring March 15 and late March 16 to early March 17.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 20-24)

We welcome spring with the equinox at 11:33 a.m. EDT on Sunday March 20 and a weather pattern that presents a temperature battle and a couple periods of unsettled weather, fairly typical for this time of year.

Wednesday March 9 2022 Forecast (7:49AM)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 9-13)

A wave of low pressure passing just south of New England will produce a late-season snowfall for us this afternoon and early evening. While a quick glance at model snowfall forecast numbers make the event “look” more impressive, as a forecaster there are many factors to take into account. First off, using the 10:1 snow map will not be helpful as the ratios for this event will probably be on the order of 5:1 or 6:1 (snow to water) except perhaps about 8:1 in the highest elevations of northwestern RI, central MA, and southwestern NH, where a few spotty 3 inch snowfall amounts may occur from a melted precipitation event of generally 0.10 to 0.40 inch. This leaves the accumulation generally about 1/2 to 2 inches for the region. With about 75% of this falling from early afternoon to sunset, during daylight, it battles the higher March sun angle which does send radiation through the overcast much more easily than it would have in January, meaning that unpaved surfaces will just be wet especially since air temperatures will be marginal. In fact, the air is marginal enough that the snow may actually not start as snow, but rain, or a mix, on its leading edge, and may transition back to rain before ending along parts of the South Coast especially Cape Cod / Islands. Precipitation ends early evening, when we have a short-lived opportunity to see some untreated surfaces cover over with slushy snow then freeze up as the temperature goes down a little further below freezing later at night. That will be the greatest hazard we face during and after this event. Thursday, anything that has fallen will vanish as we see a return to sun and temperatures reaching or exceeding 50F as high pressure builds in. This high will give way gradually to an increase in cloud cover on Friday ahead of a warm front, which extends from our next storm system to deal with. This one, set to mess up the first half of the weekend, will bring a wind and rain event late Friday night through most of Saturday. There’s still a bit of a question on the exact track of the low, but even a track bringing it overhead would still mean a mainly rain event even for interior sections of the WHW forecast area, although a flip to snow or snow showers can occur at the end, depending on the arrival of cold air versus departure of precipitation. This little detail still has to be refined as we get closer to the event. Regardless, expect at least a moderate to possibly heavy rainfall event and some potential wind issues. This will be followed by a shot of cold and more wind, but with dry weather to finish off the weekend on Sunday and the last full weekend of the astronomical winter season. Sunday also marks the switch to Daylight Saving Time when we move the clocks forward at 2:00 a.m. ST which becomes 3:00 am. DT. Keep that in mind for your clocks that don’t automatically adjust themselves. I’ll remind you again… 🙂

TODAY: Overcast. Snow moves in from south to north, may start as rain/mix briefly in some areas. Highs 32-39. Wind N-NE up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with snow tapering off evening, maybe as a mix with rain South Coast again. Snow accumulation 1/2 to 2 inches mainly on unpaved surfaces, with a local 3 inch amount possible interior higher elevations. Areas of ice forming on untreated surfaces. Breaking clouds overnight. Lows 27-34. Wind N-NW up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 24-31. Wind W under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clouding over. Rain likely overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Cloudy with rain likely through midday. Rain ending with breaking clouds later in the day. Highs 50-57 but may fall sharply late in the day. Wind SE-S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to W by late in the day.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers evening. Lows 18-25. Wind W-NW 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 33-40. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 14-18)

While there will still be an active pattern overall, our weather will be quieter as we avoid major systems, seeing 1 or 2 more minor disturbances come through with variable temperatures and a couple precipitation threats during this period, favoring March 15 and 18.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 19-23)

End winter / start spring (equinox 11:33 a.m. EDT March 20) will be fairly typical with tug-of-war temperature pattern and some unsettled weather at times, but too early to really pin-point anything in detail.

Tuesday March 8 2022 Forecast (7:15AM)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 8-12)

High pressure builds toward New England today from the Great Lakes region, so it will be dry and chilly, starting windy before winds relax later. The high center goes right over us this evening with a clear sky and quick radiational cooling for a cold night, but the temperature fall will be capped as the high center slides offshore and cloud cover increases in advance of a low pressure area, which will pass south of the region late Wednesday, but close enough to toss its shield of snow (and some mixed precipitation) over us Wednesday afternoon and evening. While some of the model guidance indicates a 1-3 or 2-4 inch snowfall, a warmer ground and about 75% of the snow falling during daylight will limit the actual accumulation to a coating to 2 inches, mainly on unpaved surfaces. This system exists Wednesday night but we will have to watch for slippery areas on untreated surfaces. Conditions improve quickly Thursday as high pressure builds in with fair and milder weather. But the pattern remains active, and even though Friday’s daytime will be dry and pleasant, we’ll see clouds already heading in ahead of the next weather system, which will bring a period of rain and wind to the region later Friday night into Saturday. It looks like this low center will be intensifying as it cuts just northwest of our area, putting us on the warmer side of it, but a quick drop in temperature coming later Saturday as it starts to dry out, assuming the timing of the system doesn’t really change between now and then.

TODAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 38-45. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-35 MPH, diminishing during the afternoon.

TONIGHT: Clear evening. High clouds increase overnight. Lows 19-26. Wind NW to N under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Early sunshine possible then overcast. Snow (some snow/mix rain initially near South Coast), developing southwest to northeast. Highs 35-42. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with snow tapering off evening, maybe as a mix with rain South Coast again. Snow accumulation a coating to 2 inches. Areas of ice on untreated surfaces. Breaking clouds overnight. Lows 29-36. Wind NE-N 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 24-31. Wind W under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clouding over. Rain likely overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Cloudy with rain likely through midday. Rain ending with breaking clouds later in the day. Highs 50-57 but may fall sharply late in the day. Wind SE-S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to W by late in the day.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 13-17)

Windy, chilly, dry behind Saturday’s system on Sunday March 13. Also a reminder that we change the clocks from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. Sunday. High pressure brings fair and more tranquil weather March 14 before a disturbance brings a chance for unsettled weather on the Ides. Jury’s out on the weather for March 16-17 with some guidance showing a decent warm up while other guidance shows us near the boundary between that warmer air and cold air to the north with a bit more unsettled weather. I lean toward the latter for the time being.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 18-22)

Typical battle between the lingering cold of winter to our north and the early warming air of spring to our south and this will play out in a fairly active pattern with variable temperatures for the last couple days of winter into the first few of days of spring. Vernal Equinox is Sunday March 20 at 11:33 a.m. EDT.

Monday March 7 2022 Forecast (7:12AM)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 7-11)

Low pressure will move rapidly east northeastward today, passing across northern New England this evening. First, the frontal boundary that moved through here last night will push back to the north as a warm front, but it will produce only spotty very light rainfall at most, but during this afternoon as the boundary sits across southern NH some rain shower activity can occur in southern NH and MA (mostly north of I-90). That boundary will pull northward just in advance of the passing low tonight, which will then drag a cold front fairly quickly across the region from northwest to southeast, when a more widespread episode of rain showers will occur, along with a possible rain squall right with the front which may even include some thunder. This will be brief however, marking the end of the event and the passage of the front, which will return dry and chilly weather to our region for Tuesday. There may be some significant gusts of wind in the 35-50 MPH range just ahead of to behind this front for a while. Isolated pockets of wind damage can occur, especially in higher elevations of central MA to eastern CT and northwestern RI, with a few power outages. While gusty on Tuesday, the wind will start to settle down during the day as high pressure approaches from the west. This high will settle across the region Tuesday night then retreat to the northeast on Wednesday. One slight change to the forecast at this point is that a wave of low pressure I’m watching and previously expecting to pass far enough south of our area to keep its precipitation out of here may indeed be close enough to spread some of it in here later Wednesday into Wednesday evening, and it will be cold enough at that time that we may have to deal with some snow as well. Some late-in-the-game fine tuning will be required in the next 2 posts. Either way, that system, miss, graze, or hit, moves away Thursday with more fair and chilly weather expected as high pressure sits to the north. By Friday, that high will move southeastward and we will see sunshine start to give way to clouds ahead of the next low pressure system which will be moving through the Ohio Valley at that time…

TODAY: Cloudy. A brief period of very light rain possible this morning. Scattered to numerous rain showers mainly north of I-90 mid afternoon on. Highs 47-52 southern NH, 53-58 MA/CT/RI. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with widespread rain showers, a potential rain squall, and possible thunder during the evening. Clearing west to east overnight. Lows 30-37. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, gusts over 30 MPH, shifting to W by late evening then NW overnight.

TUESDAY: Sun and a few passing clouds. Highs 38-45. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, diminishing late.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 19-26. Wind NW to N under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Some rain/mix/snow possible by late-day. Highs 37-44. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a chance of rain/mix/snow evening, ending overnight. Lows 30-37. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Clouds give way to sun. Highs 40-47. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 23-30. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Sun gives way to clouds. Highs 45-52. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 12-16)

A strong low pressure area cuts through the region March 12 with a good chance of rain and gusty wind, followed by drying and turning colder later that day and dry, windy, and cold weather for March 13 to finish the weekend. The overall outlook is for dry weather March 14-16 but a system may cut north of the region about March 15 with a minor precipitation threat and temperatures should average below to near normal at this time.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 17-21)

Still some activity and variable temperatures expected in the pattern as we head through the final few days of meteorological winter to the vernal equinox.

Sunday March 6 2022 Forecast (8:56AM)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 6-10)

A warm front moves through this morning with fog and eventual rainfall. This afternoon we may break out to partial sun as the warm air arrives. Tonight and Monday, clouds dominate ahead of and with the passage of a cold front as low pressure moves along it with a cool-down from northwest to southeast and another period of rain that should end before it’s cold enough for mixing with any frozen precipitation, but by Tuesday morning, even though it looks drier than it previously did, we may need to watch for some black ice due to colder weather. We’ll see breezy and chilly weather but with dry conditions Tuesday as low pressure departs and high pressure approaches. This high will bring fair weather through Wednesday as well before another high builds in with fair weather continuing on Thursday. We’ll see a wave of low pressure passing to the south of the region late Wednesday to early Thursday, but this is expected to be a miss at this time.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy with areas of fog through midday including rain showers later morning and midday. Clouds break for some sun afternoon. Highs 47-52 South Coast, 53-58 interior RI and southeastern MA, 59-64 elsewhere. Wind S under to MPH, shifting to SW and increasing to 15-25 MPH with gusts 30-40 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A passing rain shower possible. Lows 47-54. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

MONDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Highs 50-57. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain with areas of fog in the evening. Areas of black ice possible overnight especially north and west of Boston. Lows 30-37. Wind variable shifting to N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

TUESDAY: Cloud/sun mix. Highs 33-40. Wind N-NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 15-22. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Sun and high clouds. Highs 38-45. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 25-32. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 40-47. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 11-15)

Another round of unsettled weather March 11-12, initially milder then colder weather arrives during the March 12-13 weekend with a drying trend. Unsettled weather may return yet again by the end of the period.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 16-20)

As we head through the final days of astronomical winter, we’ll continue to see an unsettled pattern with variable temperatures, odds favoring cooler.