DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 1-5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hello December! The first month of Meteorological Winter and the final month of 2022. This is where we complete our transition from late autumn to early winter, and of course move through the heart of the holiday season. If it hasn’t snowed yet, people look forward to the first one with a variety of emotions ranging from dread to child-like anticipation. Whatever your persuasion, what I can tell you is that you’re not seeing it in the next 5 days. There will be changes in the weather during this period, but the pattern is not the “snowy” type, with a storm track that’s through the Great Lakes. Typical La Nina \/ Southeast Ridge pattern as a basis, but its days are numbered. We’ll get to that. In the mean time, it’s more of the same. Today, behind yesterday’s gusty and mild rain event, we get a shot of appropriately seasonably chilly weather to open the month, along with lots of wind, but it will be dry, save for the remote chance of a snow flurry reaching our northwesterly hilly terrain if surviving the trip all the way from the Great Lakes. The wind will settle down tonight as the pressure gradient relaxes, and high pressure building closer to the region Friday will give us a nice early December day. The next low pressure area will be wasting no time on its trek here, and again with its low tracking well to our northwest, we’ll be on its warmer side for Saturday. This system, while potent in its own right, is not going to be as strong as its predecessor, and while Saturday will be “unsettled” with a couple rounds of rain showers, it may not be that bad a day either, as we may end up seeing more of a sun\/cloud interval set-up rather than a solid overcast. Behind that system, Sunday will be a dry, breezy, chilly day, similar to today but probably with not as much wind, and like Friday, Monday will see fair and more tranquil weather with high pressure moving into the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Sun\/cloud mix. A brief snow flurry may reach the Monadnocks of southwestern NH or the Worcester Hills of MA. Highs 37-44. Wind W 15-25 MPH with gusts 35-50 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 23-30. Wind W 5-15 MPH and gusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 40-47. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 33-40. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. A couple rounds of rain showers are probable. Highs 48-55. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-40 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 28-35. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 39-46. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 27-34. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 41-48. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 6-10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next unsettled weather threat is around December 6-7 based on current expected timing. Odds highly favor a low track to our northwest and precipitation in the form of rain showers. This will come at the beginning of a pattern transition toward blocking, driven by high pressure over Greenland. The trend is for mostly dry but somewhat colder weather for the middle and end of this period with maybe a snow shower event somewhere during the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 11-15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fairly confident of the pattern shift now to a Greenland high pressure block, strong enough to suppress a lot of moisture to our south and put us in a pattern of below normal temperatures and below normal precipitation with just a few snow showers from time to time with upper disturbances. Obviously no ability for day-to-day details at this point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 1-5) Hello December! The first month of Meteorological Winter and the final month of 2022. This is where we complete our transition from late autumn to early winter, and of course move through the heart of the holiday season. If it hasn’t snowed yet, people look forward to the first one with … Continue reading Thursday December 1 2022 Forecast (8:15AM)<\/span>