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It may be a fun tradition, but one can argue that our good old hole-dwelling friend was right on with his prediction of 6 more weeks of winter. We’re entrenched in a pattern more like the middle of winter than the end of it. We have plenty of cold and more snow in our future here in southeastern New England, and this is how I expect it to play out…<\/p>\n
Low pressure passes north of the region later today, dragging an Arctic front through the region from west to east, setting off scattered snow showers and possibly a line or two of organized snow squalls. Snow or not, this front will reinforce the cold air over us, setting up a bright but very cold day for the last day of February on Friday.<\/p>\n
Then March gets underway and things get interesting. A battle zone will set up as the Arctic cold continues to pressure down from eastern Canada with the northern jet stream, while the southern jet stream starts to lift northward through the southeastern US, all the while carrying some Gulf of Mexico moisture, and some energy from a storm system now entering the West Coast. This should result in an elongated area of low pressure and a swath of snow across the region, initially with scattered snow showers Saturday as the boundary sets up, then a prolonged snow threat from later Sunday into Tuesday. The peak of this snowy period is expected to be Monday. Significant snow amounts are possible, but it’s still a little early to pinpoint exactly what the amounts will be. By the middle of next week, this will all be pushing off to the east and yet another shot of very cold air is expected.<\/p>\n
Forecast for southeastern New England (southern NH, eastern MA, and RI)…<\/p>\n
TODAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy morning. Variably cloudy afternoon with scattered snow showers and a possible line or two of snow squalls. Any heavier snow showers\/squalls may drop visibility to under 1 mile and produce a quick coating of snow. Highs in the 20s. Wind W 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 0-10 from rural areas to the coast. Wind W 10-20 MPH and gusty. Wind chill below zero at times.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Sunny. Highs upper 10s interior higher elevations to middle 20s South Coast. Wind W 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Increasing clouds. Chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Low 10. High 30.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Cloudy. Chance of snow showers early. Snow developing at night. Low 15. High 30.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: Cloudy. Snow likely. Low 18. High 28.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Low 18. High 28.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Low 15. High 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:15AM It may be a fun tradition, but one can argue that our good old hole-dwelling friend was right on with his prediction of 6 more weeks of winter. We’re entrenched in a pattern more like the middle of winter than the end of it. We have plenty of cold and more snow in our … Continue reading Well, The Groundhog Was Right<\/span>