DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 10-14)

One cold front has passed by and introduced windy and colder weather to our region, and that will be the theme of today with generally dry weather. However, another cold front is on the way, an arctic one, and this one passes through the region later today through early tonight. While this front may trigger snow showers and squalls for some of us, it will bring in a blast of bitterly cold air for all of us on Tuesday. This is one feature that most of the guidance has actually done pretty well forecasting several days in advance, so kudos to the guidance I guess! I’m still not trusting most guidance out beyond a couple to a few days though. It’s already had varying solutions just over the last couple days for the evolution and movement of an ocean storm east of the Mid Atlantic and south southeast of New England later this week. Before we get to that, however, as we start to moderate out of the arctic air, a couple disturbances will bring some episodes of cloudiness to the region and maybe a touch of light snow later Wednesday and later Thursday. By the time we get to Friday, the ocean storm should be cranking out there at sea, and while I feel it will be far enough away for no direct impact with its precipitation shield, a northeasterly air flow between it and high pressure to our north by Friday may create a period of snow showers across southeastern portions of the WHW forecast area – something to monitor and fine tune as the week goes on. Even after we moderate from tomorrow’s bitter blast, we’ll still run on the colder side of normal through the week, the first extended stretch of cold we’ve had in quite a while.

TODAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated late-day snow showers. Highs 24-31. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts. Wind chill often below 20.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy evening with isolated to scattered snow showers and snow squalls, some of which can briefly cause very low visibility, strong wind gusts, and quick coatings of snow with hazardous travel. Clearing overnight. Lows 3-10. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts. Wind chill -5 to -15.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 7-14. Wind WNW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts. Wind chill below 0.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows -1 to +6. Wind W 5-15 MPH, diminishing. Wind chill -5 to -15 evening.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Highs 28-35. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Snow flurries possible. Lows 20-27. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 30-37. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light snow. Lows 20-27. Wind variable to N 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers southeastern MA. Highs 28-35.Wind NE 10-20 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 15-19)

Watching two potential storm systems to impact the region with wintry precipitation during this period, focusing on the January 15-16 weekend (especially later Saturday into Sunday) and later January 17 into January 18. Low confidence forecast due to uncertain guidance, but the pattern supports this. Temperatures below normal.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 20-24)

Similar pattern – watching for a couple potential precipitation threats. Temperatures near to below normal. No details possible this far in advance.

C-19 Chat Post – January 10 2022

DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 9-13)

It’s an active pattern now after winter’s so-called “slow start”, which wasn’t really a slow start, it was just kind of typical for a La Nina pattern, and so is what we’re about to experience, just a little different from what we had. After our recent snow, we had a beautiful winter’s day on Saturday with lots of sun, a diminishing wind, and cold that was tolerable without wind. Today, as the atmosphere tries to warm up, and a low pressure system passes to our north sending precipitation our way, it’s warming up enough aloft so that precipitation is going to be falling as raindrops or melting from snowflakes into raindrops as it exits its birthing region in the middle troposphere. From there it will fall into colder air closer to the ground. It’s going to reach the surface in the form of rain for most, although the cold air may be thick enough to freeze it into ice pellets (sleet) over some interior areas for a while this morning. In a large portion of the region away from the immediate coast, the temperatures sit below freezing (from the upper 20s to very low 30s) as the initial batches of rain will be moving in from west to east. This spells freezing rain, and will create slippery conditions on untreated surfaces. Eventually, the surface temperatures will warm enough to eliminate this issue, but it may take several hours to do so, until a warm front gets by our area and the surfaces temperatures warm sufficiently to the upper 30s to near 40 later today. In the mean time, if you plan to be out driving or walking, keep in mind that untreated surface may be glazed with ice that is difficult to see. And tonight, once we get the cold front through, our rain threat ends, but cold air comes in quickly and again any wet and untreated surfaces will return to their icy state, being a factor later tonight as well as tomorrow until they can be treated or dry off (sublimate) enough. Tomorrow’s weather will be mainly fair, but windy and on the cold side, however this will be nothing compared to the air mass that arrives tomorrow evening with an arctic cold front, possibly announced by some snow showers and snow squalls. I’ll fine-tune that threat on the next update to the best of my ability. Squalls or no squalls though, that air mass means business, bold and cold, and Tuesday’s temperatures will struggle to be above 10 for most of us during the day, with wind chills well below zero. When we moderate back to the 20s Wednesday and the 30s Thursday, it may feel like a veritable heatwave in comparison. We’ll also have to watch a weak disturbance or two coming along from the Great Lakes / Midwest by midweek for some minor light snow threats, but these don’t look too impressive to me at the moment.

TODAY: Cloudy. Episodes of rain possibly mixed with sleet this morning, with freezing rain away from the coast eventually transitioning to non-freezing rain later in the day. Highs 36-43 occurring late in the day, except 43-50 Cape Cod. Wind calm early, then S up to 10 MPH, shifting to SW and increasing to 10-20 MPH by late in the day.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy evening including a chance of rain showers South Coast / Cape Cod. Clearing overnight. Black ice formation on untreated surfaces. Lows 22-29. Wind NW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill below 15 at times.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Isolated late-day snow showers. Highs 25-32. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers / squalls evening. Clear overnight. Lows 3-10. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty. Wind chill -5 to -15.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 8-15. Wind WNW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill below 0.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows -2 to +5. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing. Wind chill -5 to -15 evening.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Chance of light snow late-day. Highs 22-29. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Scattered light snow possible. Lows 15-22. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 30-37. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 14-18)

We enter a period of vulnerability to be impacted by first a storm over the ocean to our south, and second a low pressure area moving this way from the Midwest. It’s far too early to tell if we’ll be directly impacted by either or both of these threats, but it is something we should pay close attention to. Temperatures during this period will run below to near normal.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 19-23)

Basically the situation of the previous period is expected to continue this period as well, with us in a pattern that’s vulnerable to cold and some threat of wintry precipitation. As you have already heard countless times, we can’t just look at run-to-run model guidance to try to pin point which days carry the highest threats and what might happen in each location. You know the drill by now – just something to watch and fine-tune things with time.

C-19 Chat Post – January 9 2022

DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 8-12)

After a snow event that over-produced in some areas yesterday, thanks to that good old synoptic banding, we get to enjoy a day of wall-to-wall sunshine today, but it will start out with a biting breeze as we are still between our departing storm, now a stronger low heading out of the Canadian Maritimes into the North Atlantic, and high pressure approaching from the Great Lakes. But as this high center moves closer, winds will drop off during the day. If you are planning to travel by foot or wheels, especially this morning, keep in mind that any surfaces that were wet or slushy at the end of the day yesterday have frozen solid, and the smoother ones where a cleaner sheet of ice can form are especially hazardous. And we may be adding to the ground ice hazard in some locations on Sunday. After our nice day today, clouds will be moving in tonight ahead of a warm front that extends from low pressure that will be tracking north of us later on Sunday. Periods of rain moving in with this front will fall as freezing rain in some areas away from the coast which remain below freezing for part of the day, if not most of it. We finally get into the warm sector for a while later in the day when all areas should spend some time above freezing, with improvement in icy areas. However, this time our “warm-up” is to be short-lived. A cold front will come through here on Sunday night setting us up for a colder and breezy Monday, which will be generally dry. However, an arctic cold front will be charging through the region late in the day through early evening, and may trigger some snow showers and snow squalls. Whether or not these occur, what will definitely occur is a bitter blast of arctic air from Monday night through Tuesday night. Temperature moderation takes place Wednesday, though it will still be cold, and we’ll see clouds arrive with a weak low pressure area approaching via the Great Lakes that may result in some light snowfall if it has enough moisture.

TODAY: Sunny. Highs 25-32. Wind NW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts morning, diminishing afternoon.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 13-20 evening, rising into the 20s overnight. Wind calm evening, S up to 10 MPH overnight.

SUNDAY: Early sun possible especially eastern coastal locations, otherwise mainly cloudy. Scattered rain with pockets of freezing rain inland late morning and midday. Chance of rain showers all areas later in the afternoon. Highs 36-43 occurring late in the day. Wind S up to 10 MPH morning, SW 10-20 MPH afternoon.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy evening including a chance of rain showers South Coast / Cape Cod. Clearing overnight. Black ice formation on untreated surfaces. Lows 22-29. Wind NW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill below 15 at times.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Isolated late-day snow showers. Highs 25-32. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers / squalls evening. Clear overnight. Lows 3-10. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty. Wind chill -5 to -15.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 8-15. Wind WNW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill below 0.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows -2 to +5. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing. Wind chill -5 to -15 evening.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Chance of light snow late-day. Highs 22-29. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 13-17)

Expecting generally below normal temperatures during this period. Watching for an ocean storm to evolve early to mid period that earliest indications show will remain at sea, but this type of pattern can set up an onshore flow that in a cold pattern can lead to ocean-effect snow showers. Watching another system for potential wintry weather impact near the end of the period but confidence is far lower on that.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 18-22)

Expecting generally below normal temperatures to continue for this period. General pattern looks on the dry side but can’t rule out 1 or 2 wintry precipitation threats.

C-19 Chat Post – January 8 2022

DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 7-11)

A quick-hitting but potent snowstorm this morning, especially under a solid synoptic band of heavy snow that sits right over Metro Boston extending south southwest and north northeast around the back side of strengthening low pressure as it passes by to the southeast. For many it’s a fluffy snow, which helps the amounts add up more, but keeps it from being heavy/wet. Wetter snow is confined to the Cape Cod region with some rain mixing in on Nantucket, where amounts will be lightest, building up to heaviest in eastern MA and RI, then dropping off as you head northwest to north central MA and southwestern NH (a similar profile to the previously mentioned amounts, which will be heavier than previously mentioned). The storm winds down this afternoon and is gone tonight. Fair and cold due to Canadian high pressure Saturday. A warm-up Sunday, but still cold enough that if rain showers arriving from the west are early enough there may be some icing over the interior. That will be from a cold front that will introduce much colder air for Monday and a secondary front that will bring in a blast of pure arctic air for Tuesday. Generally dry weather is expected those days with the exception of a possible snow squall with the arrival of Arctic air Monday evening. We’ll focus more on that after we get by this current system.

TODAY: Cloudy through midday with snow of 6 to 12 inches (maximum amounts northwestern RI to Metro Boston to Cape Ann), except 3 to 6 inches mid Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard and 1-3 inches outer Cape Cod and Nantucket with rain mixed in, and under 6 inches in north central MA and southwestern NH. Breaking clouds and a glimpse of sun possible later in the day. Highs 28-35. Wind N 5-15 MPH except 15-25 MPH over Cape Cod and the Islands.

TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 12-19. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty. Wind chill often near 0.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 27-34. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 15-22. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Early sun then mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers possibly mixed with sleet and/or snow I-95 eastward, and snow/sleet showers possibly mixed with freezing rain then eventually west of I-95, mostly midday and afternoon. Highs 37-44. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy evening. Clearing overnight. Lows 22-29. Wind NW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill below 15 at times.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Isolated late-day snow showers. Highs 25-32. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers / squalls evening. Clear overnight. Lows 8-13. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty. Wind chill below 0.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 12-19. Wind WNW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill below 0.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 12-16)

A couple of weak low pressure systems bring threats of snow or snow showers but overall pattern is cold and on the dry side.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 17-21)

Overall pattern looks colder than average with a couple of snowfall threats possible, but generally drier than normal.

C-19 Chat Post – January 7 2022

DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 6-10)

If you are walking or driving on untreated surfaces early to mid morning, there are some icy spots mostly in the I-95 area westward as it was cold enough overnight to freeze the moisture on surface left behind by rainfall. High pressure brings dry and seasonably chilly air to our region today. Friday, we will see our first widespread significant snow of the season, a moderate and short-duration event as low pressure scoots northeastward off the Mid Atlantic Coast and passes southeast of New England in the process of heading toward the Canadian Maritimes. This low pressure area will be in the process of intensifying as it races by, so we’ll likely see some banding of heavier snowfall in a general area of light to moderate snow. Despite some inflated shorter range model numbers on recent runs, I’m not going to make any real changes to my preliminary outlook from yesterday other than some minor tweaks. Behind this system, expect a dry and cold day Saturday, then a quick moderation Sunday but along with the threat of some light precipitation (rain showers coast, mix or snow showers inland) moving through as low pressure passes north of the region and we see its warm front / cold front combination go by us. This will introduce a colder air mass for Monday as dry weather returns.

TODAY: Sun and high clouds. Highs 36-43. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Clouding up. Snow arriving pre-dawn. Lows 23-30. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Cloudy through midday with snow of 3 to 6 inches, except 1 to 3 inches mid Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard where some rain mixes in and up to 1 inch outer Cape Cod and Nantucket where more rain falls, and pockets of over 6 inches possible favoring interior southeastern MA / RI, and also some sub-3-inch amounts possible in north central MA and southwestern NH. Breaking clouds and a glimpse of sun possible later in the day. Highs 28-35. Wind N 5-15 MPH except 15-25 MPH over Cape Cod and the Islands.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 12-19. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty. Wind chill often near 0.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 27-34. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 18-25. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Early sun then mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers possibly mixed with sleet and/or snow I-95 eastward, and snow/sleet showers possibly mixed with rain west of I-95, mostly midday and afternoon. Highs 37-44. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy evening. Clearing overnight. Lows 22-29. Wind NW 10-20 MPH. Wind chill below 15 at times.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Isolated late-day snow showers. Highs 25-32. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 11-15)

One-day shot of bitterly cold air January 11. A couple of weak low pressure systems bring threats of snow or snow showers (maybe some mix) thereafter, but too early for details on any precipitation threats.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 16-20)

Overall pattern looks colder than average with a couple of snowfall threats possible, but generally drier than normal.

C-19 Chat Post – January 6 2022

DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 5-9)

High pressure is now east of our region and a warm front is passing through this morning. A combination of increasing mid level moisture and low level moisture will result in patchy drizzle and scattered to numerous rain showers from this morning through early afternoon. While the precipitation will be the most spotty over the interior (west of I-95), some of it can fall as freezing drizzle/rain this morning while temperatures are still below freezing, creating slippery travel on untreated surfaces. Temperatures will rise sufficiently to put an end to any problems by noon. East of I-95, there’s no icing threat, but that is where rain showers will be most numerous with even a heavier shower possible in some locations. The mild air of today will be short-lived, as a cold front will cross the region this evening and return a colder air mass to us. Thursday will see fair weather thanks to a small area of high pressure, but a low pressure area emerging off the Mid Atlantic Coast will move quickly northeastward, passing southeast of New England, bringing a widespread snowfall to the region Thursday night and Friday. The progressive pattern and slow strengthening of this low will prevent it from being a major snowstorm for our area, but it will be the first widespread appreciable snowfall of the season. Mixing with rain over outer Cape Cod through Martha’s Vineyard may hold down snowfall amounts there, and even more so on Nantucket, as the ocean water temperatures are still rather warm to prevent such influence. Also, lighter precipitation amounts will keep snowfall accumulations on the lower side as you head north and west of Boston. The current call on the “jackpot area” for snowfall is Boston’s southern suburbs and interior areas of southeastern MA that combine the heaviest precipitation with snow-supporting temperatures – but even there, not a major snowstorm. The fast movement of this system essentially makes it about a 10 hour event, from pre-dawn to early afternoon Friday, and we may even see breaks of sun before Friday is over. Expect fair and seasonably cold weather Saturday to very early Sunday before the next low pressure system impacts the region later Sunday. This one is more likely to be tracking north of our region, allowing a warm up and bringing the chance of rain showers.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle and rain showers early through mid morning with some icing possible on untreated surfaces mostly west of I-95. Scattered to numerous rain showers, most numerous southeastern MA especially Cape Cod, mid through late morning. Highs 45-52. Wind variable under 10 MPH early becoming SW 5-15 MPH inland and 10-20 MPH coast with higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy evening. Partly cloudy overnight. Lows 30-37. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 36-43. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Becoming cloudy. Snow arriving pre-dawn southwest to northeast. Lows 23-30. Wind variable up to 10 MPH becoming NE.

FRIDAY: Cloudy through midday with snow likely (may mix with rain Cape Cod and Islands), accumulating 2-6 inches, heaviest interior southeastern MA. Breaking clouds and partial sun possible later in the day. Highs 28-35. Wind NE to N 5-15 MPH with higher gusts especially coastal areas, shifting to NW later in the day.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 12-19. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 18-25. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Early sun then mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers afternoon. Highs 40-47. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 10-14)

Shot of arctic air early next week. Moderating temperatures but the chance of some unsettled weather later next week. More details to come.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 15-19)

Overall pattern looks colder than average with a couple of snowfall threats possible, but generally drier than normal.

C-19 Chat Post – January 5 2022

DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 4-8)

Our pattern while similar in terms of activity starts to trend colder as we pierce January. One would expect this as we head toward the heart of winter as well as little further away from a pattern that kept us so mild. But we’re not done with mild air quite yet. You may not feel that way if you step outside this morning where many places sit below 20. First, we will have a bright and cold day today, the first day with substantial sun since December 23. High pressure will provide this for us, and it won’t be as cold as yesterday was, though still chilly – with temperatures climbing into the 30s. High pressure shifts offshore and low pressure passes north of the region Wednesday – a mild day that turns wet. A cold front will charge through the area Wednesday night returning a seasonable chill to us by Thursday. This sets up a wintry precipitation threat for Friday as low pressure takes aim at the Northeast. Model guidance is still showing a fairly large spread of outcomes, not only in the low pressure’s track, development, and intensity, but in snowfall amounts for the region. For example, through midday Friday, model snowfall output for Boston range from nothing at all to just under 1 foot of snow. Ah, so the accumulation is going to be 0 to 12 inches? Sure. That’s one way to look at it, but not the right way. The right way to look at it is that it’s still too soon to talk numbers. I’ll go no further than just saying that the higher probability, based on how I think the pattern will help this play out, is a light to moderate snowfall for the majority of the region. But there are still questions to be answered and fine tuning to do. Behind this system comes a cold and dry day to start the weekend on Saturday.

TODAY: Sunny. Highs 33-40. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Temperatures steady 33-40. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Brief sleet possible northern MA southern NH early morning. Chance of rain showers midday-afternoon, favoring eastern areas. Highs 45-52. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows 33-40. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 36-43. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 28-35. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Cloudy with snow/mix likely. Highs 34-41. Wind variable 10-20 mostly E to N 10-20 MPH and gusty.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 12-19. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 9-13)

Systems may bring precipitation later January 9 into January 10, with another threat later in the period. Overall temperature trend is colder.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 14-18)

Trend continues to be for near to below normal temperatures near on the drier side of normal for precipitation but active enough that a couple snow/mix threats can occur.

C-19 Chat Post – January 4 2022

DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 3-7)

Low pressure moving rapidly northeastward will pass southeast of New England today. With cold air in place, the northern edge of its precipitation shield will be in the form of snow and bring an accumulating snowfall to the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and a minor accumulation to the immediate South Coast of New England during the day today. We may also see some coatings of snow on the MA South Shore due to some ocean effect snow shower bands that may set up there as the day goes on. This will also be our coldest day we’ve seen in quite some time with pretty much the entire region failing to reach freezing and many areas staying in the 20s. The exception is Cape Cod and the Islands which sit just above freezing as of sunrise but will see the temperatures go down a few degrees during the day with the help of snow falling into air that is drying out at the surface resulting in cooling. The temperatures will moderate to a more seasonable chill on Tuesday as high pressure brings fair weather. This high slides offshore and moisture streams northward ahead of an approaching cold front on Wednesday, parented by low pressure that will pass north of our region by early Thursday. So Wednesday will be unsettled but mild, and Thursday will turn fair and cooler as the cold front pushes offshore. We’ve been watching the late week period for a storm threat, and as is to be expected, model guidance is all over the place solutions, so for now I’ll just keep the idea of unsettled weather with a chance of some snow/mix/rain for Friday, then fine-tune as we go along this week.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Snow showers possible MA South Shore with dustings. A period of snow South Coast and Cape Cod (accumulating a coating to 2 inches) and the islands (accumulating 2 to 5 inches, heaviest on Nantucket). Highs 25-32 except as high as 35 Cape Cod / Islands early day. Wind NW to NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts possible.

TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 12-18. Wind NW 5-15 MPH. Wind chill often below 10.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 33-40. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Temperatures steady 33-40. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 43-50. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows 33-40. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 36-43. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 28-35. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Cloudy with a chance of snow/mix/rain. Highs 35-42. Wind variable 10-20 MPH and gusty.

DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 8-12)

Fast-moving systems. Fair/cold January 8, milder January 9, next frontal system brings chance of mix/rain showers later January 9 to early January 10, fair and colder to follow, and another disturbance may approach late period. This is not a high confidence forecasts with unreliable guidance, mainly developed due to pattern anticipation / timing.

DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 13-17)

Mid January trends continue to look a little cold, and questions remain as to our snow chances, as it looks a little on the drier side, but this remains a very low confidence forecast.