DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 22-26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a breath. The sun shines this morning for a while, but we have a lot of “weather” on the way and many details to pin down in the coming days, and we get to work quickly. After a small area of high pressure departs, clouds come racing in ahead of a warm front, parented by an approaching low pressure area. While the surface front never has a chance to get very far north into New England – maybe just inland of the South Coast early Thursday, it warms significantly above us, so that precipitation that starts off as snow for much of the region this evening (except mix\/rain South Coast) turns to sleet and rain, but that rain will be freezing rain where surface temperatures are cold enough, especially west and north of I-95. While the main area of precipitation exits with the initial low pressure wave moving along or just south of the South Coast early on Thursday, the surface boundary will actually sink southward and temperatures trend downward during the day. Low level moisture behind that low pressure wave means that frozen drizzle and freezing drizzle is possible anywhere the temperature is below the freezing point – which will be pretty much everywhere except the immediate coastline, so watch for slick travel \/ walking on untreated surfaces even without much precipitation occurring during Thursday, especially if it’s freezing drizzle which would produce a glaze (where frozen drizzle would not as it is essentially miniature sleet. A second low pressure wave comes along Thursday evening and night with another episode or two of precipitation, likely freezing rain and\/or sleet except maybe just rain if temperatures hang above freezing near the coast. But it’s wise to plan for slick spot potential even here if temperatures are marginal because just a degree or two can make a difference between your foot meeting a wet stairway\/walkway or an icy one. After wave number 2 exits, an arctic cold front goes through on Friday, maybe with a snow shower or two, and like Thursday, the temperature drops during the day, but more dramatically, along with an increasing northwesterly wind. This cold shot peaks Friday night, similar in timing but far less in magnitude than the one just 2 weeks prior. However, it’s still enough that wind chills will plunge to below zero with air temperatures getting into the single digits, so if you do have Friday night outdoor plans, be ready for that. Saturday will be a cold day as well, but with a bit less wind, and at least some sun, higher in angle this time of year, so it won’t feel as cold as the same air mass would in January. Some instability may help to produce a few passing snow showers that day. Sunday, temperatures moderate a little, but a clipper-type low pressure system moves quickly in and through the area during the afternoon and evening with a period of wintry precipitation – mostly snow it appears, but warm enough for some sleet and rain toward the South Coast, depending on the specific temperature profile for exact precip-type. Will fine-tune the Sunday details over the next few days…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Sunny start, cloudy finish. Highs 36-43. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Overcast. Snow\/sleet\/ice\/rain arrives early, tapers toward dawn. Snow\/sleet accumulation of up to 1 inch I-95 belt, up to 2 inches north central MA to southwestern NH, and some icing conditions away from coastline. Lows 28-35. Wind N to NE 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Cloudy. Areas of frozen drizzle and freezing drizzle (maybe not freezing along the shoreline). Temperatures fall slightly to 26-33. Wind NE to N up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Overcast. A period of sleet and freezing rain, maybe just rain immediate coast, and may mix with snow higher elevations southwestern NH to north central MA with a minor accumulation (coating). Temperatures rise slightly to 28-35. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny with scattered to isolated snow showers. Temperatures steady 27-34 early, then falling to 15-22 by late-day. Wind N-NW increasing to 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 5-12. Wind NW 15-25 MPH early, diminishing overnight. Wind chill below zero especially evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Sunniest early, then lots of clouds with intervals of sunshine. Scattered snow showers midday-afternoon. Highs 22-29. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 15-22. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of snow\/mix\/rain midday on. Highs 30-37. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 27 \u2013 MARCH 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Active pattern – watching low pressure areas to bring potential wintry precipitation threats around February 28 and March 2. Temperatures near to below normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 4-8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional unsettled weather including wintry precipitation opportunities around March 4 and March 6-7. Temperatures near to below normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 22-26) Take a breath. The sun shines this morning for a while, but we have a lot of “weather” on the way and many details to pin down in the coming days, and we get to work quickly. After a small area of high pressure departs, clouds come racing in ahead of … Continue reading Wednesday February 22 2023 Forecast (7:23AM)<\/span>