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The last 3 days of 2012 will feature a variety of winter weather from snow\/mix today to a windy and cold Sunday to a chilly & breezy New Year’s Eve. The details of these days…<\/p>\n
Today: Low pressure will rapidly develop and intensify while passing southeast of New England. Snow will break out except mix\/rain over Cape Cod and possible mix along the New England South Coast and immediate South Shore of MA due to milder ocean water. The mix\/rain areas will see snow later at night as cold air finally takes over. Factors that favor snow accumulation include the rapid deepening of the storm and a potential coastal front setting up over southeastern MA (it often snows heavy in an area just west of one of these features as milder ocean air rides up over very cold air just to the west of the boundary). Factors that limit snow accumulation include the track of the storm being south of the “benchmark” for big storms of 40N latitude & 70W longitude, and the very rapid movement of the developing low, pulling precipitation out of the region rather quickly late Saturday night. So I will up the amounts slightly from the previous forecast but remain somewhat conservative just the same.<\/p>\n
Sunday: All of the precipitation will be offshore and moving away, but the explosive deepening of the storm as it moves through Nova Scotia Canada on its way toward the North Atlantic will result in a gusty wind as high pressure also tries to build in from the west.<\/p>\n
Monday: Fair and chilly weather will dominate as high pressure slides to the south of New England but a gusty breeze will keep up as well.\u00a0 Some clouds may\u00a0 move in at night but no precipitation is expected for\u00a0 First Night and the air will not be all that cold.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead to the first few days of 2012…<\/p>\n
Tuesday: An approaching cold front will bring lots of clouds and milder air with a few rain or snow showers possible for the first day of the new year.<\/p>\n
Wednesday: Dry & chilly as high pressure dominates.<\/p>\n
Thursday: A small low pressure system from south central Canada crosses the Great Lakes then pushes across New England. With colder air in place, snow showers will be possible.<\/p>\n
Friday: Shot of arctic air with a bright, windy, and very cold day expected.<\/p>\n
Updated forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…<\/p>\n
TODAY: Overcast. Snow developing southwest to northeast midday through afternoon, but mixed rain\/snow South Coast and immediate South Shore and rain or mix Cape Cod. Highs from the upper 20s southern NH to the upper 30s along the South Coast and Cape. Wind NE 10-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Snow except mix\/rain changing to snow in southeastern coastal areas and over Cape cod, all tapering off west to east by dawn. Snow accumulation ranging from 2-4 inches over far northern MA and southern NH to 4-6 inches over the remainder of MA southward into northern RI except 1-4 inches due to mixing along the South Coast, immediate South Shore, and Cape Cod. Isolated amounts of 7 or 8 inches can occur in higher elevations away from the coast southwest and south of Boston.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Clearing. Highs 30-35. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 10-15 inland valleys to 20-25 along the coast. Wind NW diminishing to 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY – NEW YEAR’S EVE: Mostly sunny. Highs 35-40. Wind variable 5-10 MPH. First Night Forecast – Clouds move in, temperature cools toward 30, light wind.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY – NEW YEAR’S DAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of a few rain or snow showers PM. Low 30. High 42.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 22. High 34.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Low 22. High 32.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and windy. Low 10. High 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
3:06AM The last 3 days of 2012 will feature a variety of winter weather from snow\/mix today to a windy and cold Sunday to a chilly & breezy New Year’s Eve. The details of these days… Today: Low pressure will rapidly develop and intensify while passing southeast of New England. Snow will break out except … Continue reading Snow Then Wind To End 2012<\/span>