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DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 1-5)…
March has arrived! And our weather pattern is…pretty much the same, quick-moving systems and lots of change. Timing is always an issue in a pattern like this, and the madness that can be the March weather pattern will be in full swing during the first days of the month, without question. This starts with a windy/colder morning today compared to the relative warmth of the final day of February under 24 hours prior. A warm front moving in tonight will send cloudiness in advance of itself late today then some precipitation, starting as snow/sleet/freezing rain in some interior areas before rain in all locations as the temperature goes up overnight. We won’t be in the warm air mass very long though, as the low pressure parenting it is also parenting its sibling cold front, which will charge through the region during the middle of the day Wednesday with a final band of rain, followed by clearing and falling temperatures. This will be a significant punch of cold air that will be with us through late week. High pressure will bring fair weather Thursday. Low pressure passing to the south on Friday brings a risk of snow. Though the bulk of this system is likely to pass south of the region, it will be a close enough pass to watch closely as a northward shift would bring more significant snow into the region.
TODAY: Sunshine dominates into afternoon then gives way to clouds from the west later in the day. Highs in the lower to middle 40s. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty in the morning, diminishing and shifting to S then SE during the afternoon.
TONIGHT: Thickening overcast. Periods of snow/sleet/freezing rain interior MA and southern NH, especially near and west of I-495, with mix/rain elsewhere. Lows in the upper 20s to middle 30s early, mildest coast, then rising through the 30s into the 40s overnight. Wind light E to SE early, shifting to S and increasing to 10-20 MPH overnight.
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy through midday with periods of rain. Clearing west to east during the afternoon. Highs upper 40s to middle 50s through midday then falling to the 30s during the afternoon. Wind S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to W.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows in the 10s. Highs around 30.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows in the 20s. Highs around 30.
SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 6-10)…
Next low pressure system brings a risk of light snow/mix March 6 and a follow up disturbance may bring a few rain/snow showers March 7-8 with temperatures moderating from below to near normal. Fair weather March 9-10 with temperatures moderating to above normal.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 11-15)…
Temperatures above normal during this time with some unsettled weather around the middle to end of the period.