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SUMMARY…
\nThe active and incredible Winter pattern, not even 20 days old, continues for a while, but may afford a couple of easier events during the next several days, in terms of snow. We will not be immune to some pretty serious cold air that will arrive not long from now. While many areas continue to dig out and clean up, which will take a very long time in some sections, we’ll continue to have storm threats as the pattern goes on. First, a minor ocean-effect snow event is expected along portions of the eastern Massachusetts coast on Wednesday due to a north northeast wind off the water. This is not expected to produce much, though up to a few inches are possible on the Massachusetts South Shore. Back to the west and north, ocean clouds may never reach and those areas of interior southern New Hampshire into north central and east central MA and down into RI will enjoy some sunshine. On Thursday, clouds will overspread all areas as a low pressure system approaches from the Great Lakes. Like so many of its predecessors, this system will redevelop and intensify off the southern New England Coast, but this time it should do this a little further offshore and keep the heaviest precipitation out over water. Nevertheless, there will be enough for some accumulating snow from the primary storm and mainly over southeastern areas from the redevelopment. That storm will move away by early Friday but as it is intensifying it will pull some very cold air down from eastern Canada again and drag it across New England with a strong wind. The next in the line of storms will drop out of the Great Lakes and off the northern Mid Atlantic Coast by late Saturday and early Sunday. This system is likely to explode into a monster storm over the water but at this time I expect this to be just far enough out there to only side-swipe southeastern New England with a bit of snow, but along with strong wind and very cold air. This system would have high impact with snow if it came a little closer, so we need to keep a very close eye on this one. Regardless of its exact track, as it moves away it will pull even colder air in behind it, which will last through Monday (Presidents Day). By Tuesday, the next storm system will come out of the Ohio Valley and run into this cold air and you know what that means…yet another snow threat, details and timing to be worked out.<\/p>\n
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND FORECAST…
\nTONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Lows ranging widely from near -5 interior valleys to +15 Cape Cod. Wind N under 10 MPH except up to 15 MPH along coastal areas.
\nWEDNESDAY: Coastal clouds increase in eastern MA including ocean-effect snow showers developing, especially along the South Shore of MA where locally 2-4 inches of snow may occur. More sun inland. Highs in the 20s. Wind N to NE 5-15 MPH, gusting over 20 MPH from the South Shore of MA to Cape Cod.
\nWEDNESDAY NIGHT: Coastal clouds and flurries linger across southeastern MA. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Lows in the 10s. Wind light NE to E early then shifting to N later.
\nTHURSDAY: Becoming cloudy. Snow developing from west to east late in the day and continuing at night. Early call on accumulation… Coating to 2 inches north and west of Boston, 2-4 inches southeast of a Boston-to-Providence line and possibly Cape Ann, except 4-8 inches outer portion of Cape Cod. Highs around 30. Wind variable 5-15 MPH but becoming NE to N and increasing to 15-25 MPH in eastern areas at night.
\nFRIDAY: Early clouds and snow showers eastern areas otherwise clearing and windy. Temperatures fall into the 10s.
\nSATURDAY: Sunshine but high clouds increase from the W and thicken at night. Low 0. High 20.
\nSUNDAY: Cloudy start with a chance of snow eastern areas, then increasing sun from west to east later. Strong wind. Low 5. High 15.
\nMONDAY – PRESIDENTS DAY: Sunny and windy. Low -5. High 10.
\nTUESDAY: Increasing clouds. Late-day snow. Low -5. High 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
9:54PM SUMMARY… The active and incredible Winter pattern, not even 20 days old, continues for a while, but may afford a couple of easier events during the next several days, in terms of snow. We will not be immune to some pretty serious cold air that will arrive not long from now. While many areas … Continue reading Sometimes Big Storms Are Not Big Storms<\/span>