DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The late January storm lived up to expectation, delivering the big snow, especially under synoptic bands that we know would be a factor. There was some good storm surge of 2 to 3 feet along the coast which thankfully occurred outside of high tide, making the flooding less severe than it could have been, although some neighborhoods were impacted by the significant amount of water pushed ashore. The wind damage and power outages were most concentrated on Cape Cod and parts of the South Shore and South Coast, where during the first few hours of the storm the snow was a wetter \/ pasty consistency that then froze to trees and power lines as the temperature dropped and the wind picked up. The snowfall distribution was as expected for the most part, with a little variability in forecast verification here and there as is nearly always the case with these events. Blizzard conditions were verified for several locations “officially”, including Worcester which wasn’t even under a blizzard warning, essentially making it the “Blizzard of 2022” for all points Worcester eastward. One of the bigger surprises of the storm for me was the persistence of an orphaned snow band that sat in central MA for a few hours after the storm had taken all of its “connected” snow offshore. Areas that initially slightly under-performed for snowfall made it up at that point. If there was a place where amounts were a little lighter than expected, that would be southern NH and north central MA, but this can often be the coast with a fairly quick drop off in amounts away from a storm that is concentrating its full fury closer to the coast, with drier air there and lack of heavier snowfall bands to make it into those areas. But with the storm now behind us, all that’s left is the post storm recovery (cleanup, power restoration), and the weather, while cold, will be fair and favorable for such efforts during these final 2 days of January 2022, under the influence of a cold Canadian high pressure area. The wind will still be up enough today for some additional blowing of the powdery snow that fell, so keep that in mind if you are going to be out doing cleanup or other activities. It’s also important to keep in mind that many areas will be dealing with large snow banks along the sides of streets and especially street corners. Tonight, as winds drop off, the temperature will drop down, with the deep snow cover aiding in radiational cooling of what little solar heat we had during the day, so it’s going to be quite a cold one, with a tiny bit more recovery in temperature expected during the day Monday. And then it’s time for a change as we enter February. High pressure moves offshore Tuesday and we start to moderate more significantly. By Wednesday, a disturbance goes by with a rain shower risk as milder air overtakes the region, and this mild air will continue through Thursday. Previously, it looked like Thursday may turn into wet day, but there are some indications that high pressure ridging will be strong enough to hold the next system off to the north and west that day, keeping our area dry. Going with that idea for now and will keep an eye on it for changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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TODAY: Sunny. Blowing snow at times. Highs 18-25. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Clear. Lows -2 to +3 interior, 3-10 coast. Wind W diminishing to under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Sunny. Highs 25-32. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 17-24 evening, rising overnight. Wind S up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 30-37. Wind S up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Temperatures steady 30-37 evening, rising slowly overnight. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 40-47. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 4-8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
February 4 looks unsettled with a frontal boundary pushing through the region with rain and mild air to start and then colder air coming in possibly turning the rain to snow or at least snow showers before it comes to an end. February 5-6 look colder\/dry, as does the end of the period, but we may have to watch a disturbance for some precipitation around February 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 9-13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
General idea for this period is a chilly \/ dry start and a milder \/ unsettled finish with lots of fine tuning needed for specifics as we get closer to mid month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 3) The late January storm lived up to expectation, delivering the big snow, especially under synoptic bands that we know would be a factor. There was some good storm surge of 2 to 3 feet along the coast which thankfully occurred outside of high tide, making the flooding less … Continue reading Sunday January 30 2022 Forecast (8:46AM)<\/span>