7:20AM
DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 6-10)
Disturbance crosses the region this morning from west to east with a touch of very light snow possible in a few locations. A stronger storm will rocket east northeastward through the region Wednesday, including a rain/sleet/snow line that we have been discussing. Looks like it starts as snow just about everywhere by late morning and midday except maybe mix/rain outer Cape Cod and Nantucket, then a line of sleet to rain progresses north northwestward from the South Coast into the I-95 belt and possibly a bit beyond at some point before the entire thing comes to an end from west to east in the evening. When it is snowing, it may come down at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour for a while, making travel very hazardous. Fair and cold weather is back for Thursday and another disturbance brings a risk of a touch of light snow later Friday and Saturday. Forecast details…
TODAY: Cloudy with patchy very light snow this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Highs 32-38. Wind SW under 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: Clear evening. Increasing clouds overnight. Lows 22-28. Wind light variable.
WEDNESDAY: Thickening overcast. Snow (mix South Coast) arriving southwest to northeast late morning and midday then becoming heavy at times with a changeover line from sleet to rain progressing north northwestward into the I-95 belt during the course of the day. Highs 28-35 except 35-42 South Coast. Wind E 5-15 MPH increasing to 10-20 MPH with a few higher gusts along the coast, and may become variable late in the day.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Snow northwest, mix/rain elsewhere, ending west to east evening. Snow/sleet accumulation for the event: coating to 2 inches Plymouth to New Bedford southeastward, 2-4 inches remainder of southeastern MA, most of RI, up to the immediate Boston area, 4-8 inches basically from NH Seacoast and Cape Ann southwestward down the I-495 belt through south central MA and the northwestern corner of RI, and 8-12 inches north central MA through southwestern and south central NH. Clearing overnight. Lows 22-28. Wind N 10-20 MPH.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 28-35. Wind N 10-20 MPH.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Variably to mostly cloudy with a risk of a little light snow at times. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 11-15)
Next storm system likely to track northwest of the region with a rain threat early in the period then some additional unsettled weather at times with some rain/snow/mix possible off and on during the balance of the period.
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 16-20)
A couple minor precipitation threats and a bit colder during this period.