10:56PM<\/p>\n
Nothing like coming out of the gate on the first “winter storm” of the season and stumbling. Not to be too harsh on myself, this was not an easy one to spot ahead of time. Even knowing it could snow in some places, the areas I’d have expected more got less, and some of the areas I expected less are getting the most. Other people are saying “snow? what snow?” because they haven’t seen any, just rain. Some areas that have been cold enough to snow throughout this have also seen very little, due to dry air holding strong. Heavier snow has largely been the result of meso-scale banding, or strips of heavier snow which can sit over one area for a while. As of late evening, some of the heaviest amounts of 4 or more inches have occurred southwest of Boston. The jackpot in New England has been in portions of western and southwestern CT, where 5 to 10 inches of snow have occurred thanks to intense banding much earlier in the day and continued banding into the evening. Some coastal areas are finally getting into snow after being stuck in a rain area due to warmer air from the ocean.<\/p>\n
To note, the most important cause of the snow today was very dry air that was in place as the moisture from the storm started to fall into it. For a while most of the precipitation was evaporating, but as this happens, the air above is cooling and that cooling gets pulled earthward as precipitation falls. In this case, it cooled enough in many areas to support snow for much of the early to middle portion of this storm event. That, combined with banding, has resulted in a highly variable snowfall distribution.<\/p>\n
Now that I have missed most of my forecast snow amounts, it’s time to reset, finish off the rest of this storm with updated info, then look ahead to the coming days.<\/p>\n
During the next 24 hours, the low pressure area responsible for the snow as well as pounding surf along the coast and some strong to damaging wind in South Coastal New England will weaken and spin its way east of New England. Unsettled weather will continue but with milder air at all levels precipitation on Thursday will be mostly in the form of light rain and drizzle. Drier air finally works in as the low departs Thursday night. Friday through Monday (observed Veterans Day) will feature fair weather with a cool start then a warming trend. A warm front may push an area of clouds through the region Saturday night into Sunday. By Tuesday of next week, high pressure building to the north of the region will push cooler Atlantic air in along with clouds. A disturbance trying to move in from the west will bring a chance of showers at some point later Tuesday into Wednesday – too far away for precise timing of course.<\/p>\n
Forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…<\/p>\n
OVERNIGHT: Bands of snow except mix\/rain over southeastern MA, Cape Cod, & Islands. Additional accumulation up to 1 or 2 inches in a few areas. Precipitation tending to become lighter and mixed with rain\/drizzle toward dawn. Lows 32-38. Wind NE-N 15-25 MPH with higher gusts except 25-35 MPH with higher gusts over coastal areas and some higher elevations.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Overcast with periods of light rain and drizzle, but some mix may still occur inland areas early. Highs 41-46. Wind N 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Starting cloudy with any light rain and snow showers ending. Gradual clearing overnight. Lows 30-35. Wind N-NW 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Sunny. Highs 50-55. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Low 33. High 55.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Low 44. High 64.<\/p>\n
MONDAY – VETERANS DAY OBSERVED: Partly sunny. Low 51. High 70.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Cloudy. PM showers. Low 44. High 53.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 41. High 51.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
10:56PM Nothing like coming out of the gate on the first “winter storm” of the season and stumbling. Not to be too harsh on myself, this was not an easy one to spot ahead of time. Even knowing it could snow in some places, the areas I’d have expected more got less, and some of … Continue reading Snowvember<\/span>