DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 8-12)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High pressure builds toward New England today from the Great Lakes region, so it will be dry and chilly, starting windy before winds relax later. The high center goes right over us this evening with a clear sky and quick radiational cooling for a cold night, but the temperature fall will be capped as the high center slides offshore and cloud cover increases in advance of a low pressure area, which will pass south of the region late Wednesday, but close enough to toss its shield of snow (and some mixed precipitation) over us Wednesday afternoon and evening. While some of the model guidance indicates a 1-3 or 2-4 inch snowfall, a warmer ground and about 75% of the snow falling during daylight will limit the actual accumulation to a coating to 2 inches, mainly on unpaved surfaces. This system exists Wednesday night but we will have to watch for slippery areas on untreated surfaces. Conditions improve quickly Thursday as high pressure builds in with fair and milder weather. But the pattern remains active, and even though Friday’s daytime will be dry and pleasant, we’ll see clouds already heading in ahead of the next weather system, which will bring a period of rain and wind to the region later Friday night into Saturday. It looks like this low center will be intensifying as it cuts just northwest of our area, putting us on the warmer side of it, but a quick drop in temperature coming later Saturday as it starts to dry out, assuming the timing of the system doesn’t really change between now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 38-45. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-35 MPH, diminishing during the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Clear evening. High clouds increase overnight. Lows 19-26. Wind NW to N under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Early sunshine possible then overcast. Snow (some snow\/mix rain initially near South Coast), developing southwest to northeast. Highs 35-42. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with snow tapering off evening, maybe as a mix with rain South Coast again. Snow accumulation a coating to 2 inches. Areas of ice on untreated surfaces. Breaking clouds overnight. Lows 29-36. Wind NE-N 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 24-31. Wind W under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clouding over. Rain likely overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Cloudy with rain likely through midday. Rain ending with breaking clouds later in the day. Highs 50-57 but may fall sharply late in the day. Wind SE-S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to W by late in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 13-17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Windy, chilly, dry behind Saturday’s system on Sunday March 13. Also a reminder that we change the clocks from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. Sunday. High pressure brings fair and more tranquil weather March 14 before a disturbance brings a chance for unsettled weather on the Ides. Jury’s out on the weather for March 16-17 with some guidance showing a decent warm up while other guidance shows us near the boundary between that warmer air and cold air to the north with a bit more unsettled weather. I lean toward the latter for the time being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 18-22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical battle between the lingering cold of winter to our north and the early warming air of spring to our south and this will play out in a fairly active pattern with variable temperatures for the last couple days of winter into the first few of days of spring. Vernal Equinox is Sunday March 20 at 11:33 a.m. EDT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 8-12) High pressure builds toward New England today from the Great Lakes region, so it will be dry and chilly, starting windy before winds relax later. The high center goes right over us this evening with a clear sky and quick radiational cooling for a cold night, but the temperature fall will … Continue reading Tuesday March 8 2022 Forecast (7:15AM)<\/span>