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Our storm continues as of this writing early Thursday evening, but it has not been the same everywhere. Ocean enhancement has been the main story with the snow so far, with highest amounts along the coast and especially over Essex County MA, which will likely be the snow jackpot region as the ocean effect snow continues and combines with energy coming from the southwest that would have produced some decent snow by itself. This means that many of the areas that didn’t see a whole lot of snow will get a slug of moderate to heavy snow during the night and early morning, with several inches falling. With much on the ground already close to the eastern MA coast, as stated above, amounts will be highest in those areas. Along with the snow will be the bitter cold air and strong northeast wind eventually shifting more to the north. When the shift more to the north takes place, that’s when most of the accumulating snow will take place over places like Cape Cod and the Islands. When this is all done, accumulations should be from around 6 inches in southwestern RI to around a foot in much of interior eastern MA, up to around 18 inches in much of east coastal MA, with a jackpot of up to 20-24 inches in parts of Essex County MA. Blowing and drifting snow will be significant.<\/p>\n
Bitterly cold air will continue to pour into the region as the storm departs on Friday, and early Saturday will bring some of the coldest air the region has seen in quite a long while. By Sunday, temperatures will moderate a little, but the next storm system will be approaching. Believe it or not, this storm looks like it will travel just west of New England, dragging lots of warm air up with it, and producing a slug of rain, that will obliterate a good amount of the fluff dump of snow we are receiving now. As that storm goes by, another batch of Arctic air awaits, and we’ll be back to the deep freeze by Tuesday and early Wednesday, before the next moderation takes place later next week.<\/p>\n
Updated forecast for southeastern New England…<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Snow, heavy at times. Considering blowing and drifting snow. Blizzard conditions near the eastern MA and NH coasts. Temperatures fall through the teens in South Coastal areas and sit in the single numbers above zero elsewhere in the region. Wind NE to N 15-35 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Snow continuing in the morning but gradually tapering off from west to east. Cloudy to start but breaking clouds as snow ends with some sun in the afternoon hours. Blowing and drifting snow all day. Temperatures around 10. Wind N 15-35 MPH and gusty. Wind chills well below zero.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Some blowing snow. Lows -10 to 0. Wind N to NW 15-25 MPH early, diminishing somewhat.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 15-20. Wind W 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 10-15. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 32-37. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: AM rain, PM sun\/clouds. Temperature rising into 50s early then falling to 30s.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Passing clouds with snow showers. Lows 0-10. Highs 10-20.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Lows 0-10. Highs 20-30.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Lows 10-20. Highs 30-40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:36PM Our storm continues as of this writing early Thursday evening, but it has not been the same everywhere. Ocean enhancement has been the main story with the snow so far, with highest amounts along the coast and especially over Essex County MA, which will likely be the snow jackpot region as the ocean effect … Continue reading Fluff Factor<\/span>