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A chilly and mostly dry weekend will be book-ended by the departure of one minor storm and the arrival of another minor to moderate system, both of which will include some snow, and one of which will include some icing.<\/p>\n
The first system has been in the area and has been a strung-out area of moisture occurring with mild air, but now that a cold front has passed, colder air is filtering in, and the last plume of moisture sliding northeastward through the region tonight into early Saturday will start as rain and then change to snow as the cold air finally becomes established enough at all levels. But since this is a fast-moving system and it’s coming at the end of a very mild period, the ground is relatively warm, and amounts will be kept down.<\/p>\n
Behind this system, brighter and cold weather will dominate for Saturday afternoon through early Sunday, and though it will remain cold through late Sunday as well, we’ll lose the sunshine as cloudiness advances from the next system. This system later Sunday night and Monday will start as snow in most if not all areas (mix\/rain South Coast), but warmer air advancing quickly northward first in the upper levels will switch precipitation over to rain during the early morning hours of Monday. However, cold air will be harder to dislodge at the surface over inland areas (especially from around Interstate 495 northwestward and especially north central MA into interior southern NH. These areas will see a period of icing during the morning Monday, which will make travel somewhat hazardous. By later Monday, these areas will have warmed above freezing and the ice will disappear. That system will exit Monday night and Tuesday through midweek will feature a return to dry weather and colder than normal conditions, along with some gusty wind.<\/p>\n
Forecast for southeastern New England (southern NH, eastern MA, and RI)…<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Overcast.\u00a0 Rain develops early from southwest to northeast, but a changeover to snow takes place from northwest to southeast from around 9PM through midnight, then precipitation gradually tapers off during the overnight hours. Snow accumulations will be around a coating to 1 inch away from the coast in eastern MA and southern NH, but 1-3 inches may occur on unpaved surfaces especially in higher elevations of western and northern Middlesex County of MA northwestward from there. Lows around 30. Wind N under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with spotty light snow possible in the morning. Increasing sun midday through afternoon. Highs in the 30s. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 15-25, coldest inland valleys. Wind light variable.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Sunshine followed by increasing cloudiness. Highs in the 30s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: Early morning hours snow except mix South Coast, changing to rain south to north morning but a period of ice inland eastern MA and southern NH, then rain, tapering off late. Lows in the 20s. Highs upper 30s to lower 40s.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Lows around 30. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: Dry and cold. Lows 10-20. Highs 22-32.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
6:42PM A chilly and mostly dry weekend will be book-ended by the departure of one minor storm and the arrival of another minor to moderate system, both of which will include some snow, and one of which will include some icing. The first system has been in the area and has been a strung-out area … Continue reading Bookend Weekend<\/span>