5:15PM original<\/p>\n
7:00PM update for snow amounts<\/p>\n
Low pressure explodes south to southeast of New England tonight and tracks rapidly northeastward, passing southeast of Cape Cod, then away by early Sunday. This storm will be most\u00a0 notable for its rapid snow accumulation along the coast especially over southeastern MA, and strong winds with blizzard conditions along the Massachusetts East Coast. But keep in mind the worst of this will be confined to these areas, with much less impact elsewhere. There will be a steady and eventually rapid drop-off of snow amounts the further northwest you go, as well as less wind, though still becoming rather strong and gusty.<\/p>\n
Peak time: Through midnight. Tapers off west to east shortly after midnight.<\/p>\n
Snow accumulation: 8-15+ inches over most of southeastern MA to the mid Cape, dropping off to 6-10 inches outer Cape and Islands due to mixing with rain early part of storm (will change to snow here soon if it has not already), 4-8 inches much of the southern I-95 belt and southern I-495 belt, 2-4 inches western reaches of the I-495 belt northeastward through interior northeastern MA and southern NH, with rapid drop off to 2 inches or less as you progress through Worcester County and southwestern NH.<\/p>\n
Wind: NE to N 15-30 MPH inland, 25-45 MPH coast, gusts around 40 MPH inland and 50 MPH coastal areas except possibly as high as 60 MPH Cape Cod.<\/p>\n
Coastal flooding: Minor to moderate flooding north-facing shores around high tide times.<\/p>\n
Power outages: Scattered outages likely in the areas with heaviest snow and strongest winds, with isolated outages possible elsewhere..<\/p>\n
A quick look at the weather for the remainder of the holiday weekend: cold and dry.<\/p>\n
Next week: Unsettled, snow potential Tuesday, other precipitation threats mid to late week. Will look more at this tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Updated forecast for southeastern New England…<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Snowstorm (see details above) peaking through midnight, ending west to east overnight. Temperatures drop into the 20s. Wind NE to N 15-30 MPH inland, 25-45 MPH coast, gusts around 40 MPH inland and 50 MPH coastal areas except possibly as high as 60 MPH Cape Cod.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Clouds lingering Cape Cod early otherwise sunshine. Highs from the upper 20s interior hills to middle 30s Cape Cod and Islands. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, diminishing.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows from the lower 10s inland to lower 20s coastline. Wind light NW.<\/p>\n
MONDAY – PRESIDENTS DAY: Mostly sunny. Highs middle 20s to lower 30s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Cloudy. Chance of snow except mix South Coast. Lows 10-18. Highs 30-38.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Lows 22-30. Highs 32-40.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Cloudy. Chance of rain except rain\/ice inland. Lows 24-32. Highs 32-40.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Lows 23-31. Highs 40-48.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Lows 25-33.\u00a0 Highs 40-48.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
5:15PM original 7:00PM update for snow amounts Low pressure explodes south to southeast of New England tonight and tracks rapidly northeastward, passing southeast of Cape Cod, then away by early Sunday. This storm will be most\u00a0 notable for its rapid snow accumulation along the coast especially over southeastern MA, and strong winds with blizzard conditions … Continue reading Saturday Night Special<\/span>