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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 29-JANUARY 2)…
\nUnsettled as expected today with a mix of precipitation, a break early Wednesday then a second wave of lighter precipitation coming as rain Wednesday night lingering into early Thursday to the southeast of Boston then a mainly dry remainder of New Year’s Eve. The first couple days of 2016 will feature fair and somewhat colder weather.
\nEARLY MORNING: Overcast with snow\/sleet northwest of Boston, sleet\/rain Boston and southern suburbs, rain to the southeast including Cape Cod, with accumulation of snow\/sleet up to 2 inches I-495 belt north of the Mass Pike, up to 1 inch in the I-95 belt north of the Mass Pike, with trace amounts just to the south and east. Temperatures steady 25-30 interior southern NH to north central and interior northeastern MA, 30s elsewhere. Wind light NE in areas where precipitation is frozen and E 5-15 MPH elsewhere.
\nLATE MORNING: Overcast. Sleet\/rain northern areas, rain elsewhere but pockets of freezing rain especially valley locations in interior northeastern to north central MA and southern NH. Temperatures in the 30s, coldest to the north and west of Boston. Wind E 5-15 MPH.
\nAFTERNOON: Cloudy. Rain becoming spotty. Highs 35-42. Wind E to NE 10-20 MPH, higher gusts Cape Cod.
\nTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Spotty light drizzle or freezing drizzle. Lows 28-35. Wind NE to N 10-20 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 35-42. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
\nTHURSDAY – NEW YEAR’S EVE: Mostly cloudy early with a chance of rain Cape Cod. Partly sunny midday and afternoon. Partly cloudy evening and night. Early morning lows 30-37. Daytime highs in the 40s. Evening to late night temperatures falling through the 30s.
\nFRIDAY – NEW YEAR’S DAY: Mostly sunny. Lows in the 20s. Highs around 40.
\nSATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 3-7)…
\nA few snow showers with a disturbance January 3. Fair and cold January 4-5, milder January 6-7.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 8-12)…
\nUnsettled weather possibly early and again late in the period as the southern storm track becomes a little more active but probably keeps most of its energy south of southern New England while air mass changes are driven by the northern jet stream making for variable but mostly near normal temperatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2:56AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 29-JANUARY 2)… Unsettled as expected today with a mix of precipitation, a break early Wednesday then a second wave of lighter precipitation coming as rain Wednesday night lingering into early Thursday to the southeast of Boston then a mainly dry remainder of New Year’s Eve. The first couple days of 2016 … Continue reading Tuesday Forecast<\/span>