DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 2-6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This second day of 2022 will be a transition day. We’ll be heading out of our mild and wet spell that started the year off and toward our first significant cold shot in a while. A cold front will cross the region during the day today into this evening. While we start out with abundant low level moisture, producing lots of drizzle and fog, the only real rainfall around early this morning is over Nantucket which sits on the northern edge of a solid swath of rain to the south, pretty much all of it to miss New England during today. Instead, we’ll see some rain showers try to move in from the north and west with the cold front, but at the same time the available moisture will be decreasing, so the greatest chance for these showers is north of Boston, in northeastern MA and southern NH. By the time the temperature has dropped enough to support snow showers, most of the moisture will be gone, but I’ll leave the slight chance in the forecast tonight in case we see a few stray flakes make it into the WHW forecast area. This leads us to a one-day shot of very cold air for Monday, while a wave of low pressure travels rapidly northeastward, passing southeast of New England, far enough to spare the region a snowstorm, but close enough so that some flakes may visit Cape Cod and the Islands enough to accumulate a little bit, including with a little ocean enhancement, and some flakes in the air may get as far north as Boston for a brief period of time, but this is far less likely with the very dry air that will be in place. This is also potentially the set-up for a good sunset, depending on the timing and placement of the edge of the cloud shield, so photographers, be on stand-by for that, just in case. Snow or not, good sunset or not, it will be cold Monday through Tuesday morning – something we’ve not had to contend with much this young winter season. And like other times, the cold shot will be fleeting with moderating temperatures heading toward the middle of the week. Fair weather is expected Tuesday with high pressure in control, and then low pressure will pass northwest of the region on Wednesday, its warm front \/ cold front combo bringing us some unsettled weather. Drier and cooler air will follow this for Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Cloudy with areas of fog and drizzle, some rain Nantucket, during the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers, favoring southern NH and northeastern MA, this afternoon. Highs 44-51 occurring in the morning then falling slowly during the afternoon. Wind W to NW increasing to 10-20 MPH with higher gusts by the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Variably cloudy. A passing light snow shower possible, favoring northern MA and southern NH. Lows 18-25. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts. wind chill below 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy but some filtered sun north and west of Boston. Chance of snow with minor accumulation (up to an inch or two) favoring Cape Cod and Islands. Highs 27-34. Wind NW to N 10-20 MPH, higher gusts. Wind chill below 20 at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 12-18. Wind NW 5-15 MPH. Wind chill often below 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 33-40. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Temperatures steady 33-40. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 43-50. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows 33-40. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 40-47 in the morning, then turning cooler. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 7-11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A storm system passing by, probably just to the southeast, will bring the chance of some snow\/mix January 7 followed by fair and cold weather for the January 8-9 weekend. Slight moderation and another precipitation threat later in the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 12-16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mid January has a colder look to it, and some questions remain as to our snow chances, as it looks a little on the drier side, but this remains a low confidence forecast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 2-6) This second day of 2022 will be a transition day. We’ll be heading out of our mild and wet spell that started the year off and toward our first significant cold shot in a while. A cold front will cross the region during the day today into this evening. While we … Continue reading Sunday January 2 2021 Forecast (8:46AM)<\/span>