DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 24-28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A quick review of yesterday’s storm-ending snow burst. For the most part the forecast amounts worked well, with a tendency for higher ends of ranges to be realized. There was a surprise regional jackpot area in eastern Middlesex and portions of Essex Counties, where up to a few inches over the forecast amounts occurred. One example is right here at WHW’s home in Woburn, where I was in a forecast 1-3 inch band, and received 5.5 inches. When shoveling the snow, I found it to be very much lighter weight than I had expected, while still being sticky (but not sopping wet). This indicates to me an atmosphere that was colder where the flakes form, but relatively mild (still cold enough for snow) at lower levels. And now that system is gone, and we get a little break today in a northwesterly air flow behind it. But don’t look now, here comes the next storm system! Still on track to be a snow to rain producer later Wednesday into early Thursday. Forecast snow amounts will appear below. The storm’s track takes it into the Great Lakes with a redevelopment right over our region, allowing warm air in aloft to easily change from frozen to liquid precipitation. The surface temperature profile during the storm’s passage will have a wide range, rising only to the middle to upper 30s in the northwestern portions of the WHW forecast area while the Cape Cod region soars to 50+, being southeast of the secondary low’s track. When this system departs Thursday, again we’ll get into a drying westerly air flow, setting us up for a full day of fair weather Friday as high pressure controls the weather. Saturday will feature mostly fair weather as well, but a cold front moving into the region may touch off a few snow showers which, if they occur, would be quick and passing, but also an indication that colder air is arriving – something we haven’t seen a whole lot of, by January standards anyway, during this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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TODAY: Clouds eventually break for sun. Highs 33-40. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 17-24. Wind N up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Clouding over. Snow inland \/ mix coast by late in the day. Highs 33-40. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Overcast with snow\/mix transitioning to mix\/rain. Snow accumulation before the change – 3-6 inches interior southern NH through central MA, 1-3 inches NH Seacoast to I-495 and I-95 belts, under 1 inch southeast of there. Temperatures slightly rising to 35-42 southern NH and central MA, 43-50 most areas except over 50 South Coast and Cape Cod. Wind E-SE 10-20 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to SW along the South Coast with an area of variable winds right along the track of the new low center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Cloudy with rain ending west to east during the morning. Breaking clouds afternoon. Highs 40-47 except 48-55 South Coast \/ Cape Cod. Wind variable 5-15 MPH becoming W 10-20 MPH with higher gusts expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 17-24. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Sun\/cloud mix. Highs 32-39. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 20-27. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of a passing snow shower. Highs 35-42. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, shifting to NW by late in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 29 \u2013 FEBRUARY 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next low pressure system approaches late in the weekend on January 29. Looks like a weaker system with a low track northwest of our region, dragging a warm front \/ cold front combo through, so expecting more clouds to move in during Sunday and some precipitation – best shot of snow north and west with rain south and east – Sunday night into part of Monday January 30 before drier weather returns later Monday through the final day of the month on Tuesday of next week. Watching the first couple days of February for colder weather and eventually a storm threat by the end of the period. Long way to go to scope that one out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 3-7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Potential storm systems to impact the region very early and again later in the period with winter weather threats as it looks like a colder pattern as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 24-28) A quick review of yesterday’s storm-ending snow burst. For the most part the forecast amounts worked well, with a tendency for higher ends of ranges to be realized. There was a surprise regional jackpot area in eastern Middlesex and portions of Essex Counties, where up to a few inches over the … Continue reading Tuesday January 24 2023 Forecast (7:32AM)<\/span>