DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 17-21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A stormy Monday morning for the WHW forecast area, with most areas now in the form of rain, with snow only hanging on in the highest elevations of northern Worcester County through southwestern NH, where several inches have fallen. These areas will also go to rain early this morning before the main batch of precipitation lifts north of the region. We’ve seen some pretty heavy rain along with moderate to strong wind gusts across the region, with strongest wind gusts over 50 MPH along coastal areas, even a few gusts above 60 MPH. We’ve seen a variety of issues from this storm, ranging from some fallen tree limbs and power outages to areas of flooding on roads, in parking lots, and probably some basements. There are also some slick spots where excessively cold ground allowed the rain to freeze on it, so even where temperatures are above freezing there are still some icy spots to watch out for on untreated walkways early today. We’ll also have to watch for some coastal flooding at high tide this morning. Thankfully, most schools and some businesses have a holiday today for MLK Jr. Day, so the morning commute is might lighter than a normal one. Conditions will ease as we get to midday and afternoon as the low pressure area lifts north northeastward and heads for southeastern Canada after passing west of here, but it will still be windy at times as it passes by to our north tonight and some colder air makes a return back to the region. While the main precipitation will be gone, we can still see some rain and snow showers as the colder air comes back in. Expect dry weather but with chilly air and a gusty breeze for Tuesday between the departing low and approaching high pressure. This high will scoot across the region Tuesday night and offshore Wednesday as the next low pressure area, a much weaker one, heads out of the Great Lakes and into the St. Lawrence Valley. Its warm front will pass by early in the day, its cold front following by early Thursday, with a bit of unsettled weather, but Wednesday itself will be a fairly nice day with a milder feel to the air. The cold air will filter back in on Thursday and a secondary front will deliver even colder air for Friday, at which time we will be dry with the exception of some Cape Cod snow showers due to a northerly wind flow over relatively warm ocean water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY (MLK JR DAY): Cloudy with rain through midday (except snow to rain higher elevations northern Worcester County and southwestern NH), then mostly cloudy with scattered to isolated rain showers but also breaks of sun possible. Highs 38-45 except 45-52 southeastern MA, occurring by late morning before slowly falling during the afternoon. Wind SE 15-30 MPH with higher gusts especially coastal areas morning becoming variable for a brief time, then shifting to SW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with passing snow flurries possible. Lows 20-27. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 28-35. Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear evening. Clouds increase overnight. Lows 12-19. Wind NW diminishing to under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Lots of clouds early with a chance of a little light snow southern NH and northern MA, then a sun\/cloud mix. Highs 36-43. Wind SE up to 10 MPH early, then SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with snow showers possible except rain or snow showers closer to the coast especially southern areas early. Lows 25-32. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to NW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Variably cloudy with a chance of snow showers early morning, then a sun\/cloud mix. Highs 32-39. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 12-17. Wind NW to N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Sunshine except clouds and snow showers possible over Cape Cod. Highs 18-25. Wind N to NW 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 22-26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperatures are expected to run mostly below normal during this period. We’ll have to watch passing low pressure areas over the January 22-23 weekend and probably another one later in the period for potential wintry precipitation threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 27-31)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperatures near to below normal and a couple additional opportunities for wintry weather (snow etc.) possible as we head toward the end of the first month of 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 17-21) A stormy Monday morning for the WHW forecast area, with most areas now in the form of rain, with snow only hanging on in the highest elevations of northern Worcester County through southwestern NH, where several inches have fallen. These areas will also go to rain early this morning before the … Continue reading Monday January 17 2022 Forecast (7:26AM)<\/span>