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DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 4-8)…
\nTrying to fine-tune this forecast as a frontal boundary sits just offshore through early Friday, cold air slowly works in, and low pressure ripples move along the front. The final ripple will bring the threat of some accumulating snow to eastern and southeastern MA as well as RI early Friday, with a fairly sharp cut-off between accumulating snow and no snow at all. Current thinking places this line near the MA\/NH border near the Merrimack River southwestward along the I-495 area and down to about northwestern RI. The greatest chance for significant snow will be interior southeastern MA where the combination of the coldest air and the heaviest precipitation is expected. This is not going to be a major snowstorm, but the timing is not the greatest as areas that do get the steadiest snow will likely have it occurring during commute time on Friday morning. Conditions will improve quickly Friday afternoon. Before all of this happens, the mild air that came in during Wednesday will hang around for much of Thursday. Additional patches of light rain are possible in RI, eastern MA, and southeastern NH during Thursday morning before it tries to clear out for a while ahead of the Friday morning event. By the time we get to the weekend, we’ll have a seasonably chilly and dry Saturday. A cold front will drop through the region from northwest to southeast Sunday, possibly producing a few snow showers, and reinforcing some colder air. Monday, the cold air will be established and an ocean storm will evolve but likely remain offshore far enough to spare this region impact.
\nTODAY: Mainly cloudy morning with additional rain RI through southeastern MA and a few rain showers elsewhere. Partial sun possible afternoon. Highs in the 50s through midday then cooling off slowly. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to NW.
\nTONIGHT: Mainly cloudy. Rain\/mix developing south to north overnight, changing to snow by dawn. Lows in the 30s. Wind NW to N 5-15 MPH.
\nFRIDAY: Cloudy through midday with snow, accumulating 1-3 inches except less than 1 inch northwest of I-495 north of the Mass Pike and 3-6 inches from the South Shore to eastern RI. A very small area of over 6 inches is possible interior southeastern MA. Clearing afternoon. Temperatures steady in the 30s. Wind N to NW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
\nSATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 40s.
\nSUNDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.
\nMONDAY: Increasing clouds. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 9-13)…
\nA trough of low pressure will remain in the area February 9 with additional storm development possible. Rain\/mix\/snow (depending on development and track) is possible on February 9. Windy and colder with snow showers possible February 10. Fair and cold February 11. Smaller system may bring some mix\/snow February 12, reinforcing cold air for the end of the period.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 14-18)…
\nMostly fair weather with temperatures below normal to start the period then recovering to closer to normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:27AM DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 4-8)… Trying to fine-tune this forecast as a frontal boundary sits just offshore through early Friday, cold air slowly works in, and low pressure ripples move along the front. The final ripple will bring the threat of some accumulating snow to eastern and southeastern MA as well as RI early Friday, … Continue reading Thursday Forecast<\/span>