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OVERVIEW…
\nWe’re reaching a point in the ENSO cycle where El Nino is in its early stages of losing its grip on the weather, but not quite enough yet to completely let go. This is one of the reasons for a see-saw regime we’ll be in during the month of February, which started off quite warm (Boston being about 15F warmer than average for the first several day), will turn much colder for the coming week overall before moderating, only to head back to the cold side beyond mid month.<\/p>\n
DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 6-10)…
\nWatch for icy ground if you are going to be out in the early to mid morning hours today. Untreated surfaces will likely be icy! As it warms above freezing during the day and is dry, the icy areas will melt then likely dry off, though some remaining damp or wet spots that don’t dry off may re-freeze tonight. During this weekend a wave of low pressure will pass well north of the region and a weak disturbance trailing from it will bring some cloudiness today and again later Sunday. After this, a complex weather situation evolves in which a broad trough of low pressure takes up residence along the East Coast and a series of storms results over a fairly short period of time. Currently, the thought process is that the first of these will evolve into a large ocean storm Sunday night and Monday, moving a pretty good distance south and east of New England, but the storm bring large enough to toss back some moisture for at least snow showers and perhaps a period of steadier snow. As this system moves out, a second storm is expected to develop and track closer to the coast. It is unclear at this point how quickly this storm intensifies and its exact track and configuration. Therefore, the only thing that can be said with any reasonable amount of confidence at this point is that there will be a chance of snow\/mix\/rain for at least parts of the region for a portion of Tuesday into Wednesday. Much fine-tuning will be needed in the coming few days.
\nTODAY: Sunshine starts and ends the day but is interrupted in between by a period of cloudiness. Highs 33-40. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
\nTONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 15-20 interior valleys, 20s elsewhere. Wind light W.
\nSUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 35-42. Wind W 5-15 MPH becoming variable.
\nSUNDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 18-25. Wind N to NE 5-15 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Cloudy. Chance of snow or snow showers. Highs 25-32.
\nTUESDAY: Cloudy. Chance of snow\/mix\/rain. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.
\nWEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 11-15)…
\nCold with possible snow showers February 11. A clipper system may bring some snow or snow showers later February 12 into early February 13 followed by a blast of Arctic air February 13 into early February 14. Moderating temperatures but with a chance of snow\/mix February 15, based on current medium range timing.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 16-20)…
\nThe colder pattern eases up and temperatures become more variable but mostly near to slightly above normal. A possible snow\/mix event exits early in the period and another disturbance may follow that up rather quickly with additional precipitation chances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2:36AM OVERVIEW… We’re reaching a point in the ENSO cycle where El Nino is in its early stages of losing its grip on the weather, but not quite enough yet to completely let go. This is one of the reasons for a see-saw regime we’ll be in during the month of February, which started off … Continue reading Saturday Forecast<\/span>