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REVIEW OF FRIDAY\/EARLY SATURDAY
\nYesterday was an interesting weather day. First, we had low pressure, fairly weak, moving out just south of New England, but with enough moisture to wring out of the atmosphere for 4-8 inches of snow across portions of the South Coast and Cape Cod. Amounts did drop off fairly drastically to the north and much of the snow either failed to stick or melted after it fell due to the thinner overcast and higher sun angle at this time of year. During the afternoon, some instability arrived from the west ahead of an arctic cold front. This kicked off some moderate to locally heavy snow showers in parts of NH and MA. Eventually, a convergence zone (a line, similar to a front, where air from 2 different directions meets and has nowhere to go but up) set up stretching from VT into eastern MA. Along this line, a very narrow but at times heavy band of snow was fairly persistent from mid evening into the overnight hours. Those underneath this band saw anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of additional snowfall, while a couple miles either side of the line saw little or no additional snow. I experienced being under this band where I was for about 3 hours and then drove home after 1:30AM into an area that had very little. The drop off from nearly 3 inches to about 1\/2 inch was very sharp as I saw in my short drive. After the snow band pushed away to the southwest, it was amazing to hear the howling wind, see what little snow I did have blowing around, and the clouds and nearly full moon in the southwest sky at 3AM.<\/p>\n
DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 11-15)
\nNow to the forecast. I’ll say right away that I am not nearly ready to give too many details on storm track and snow amounts for the Tuesday\/Wednesday storm. There is just too much uncertainty on the table still and as usual a situation where a shift in storm track by mere miles can make a huge difference in the amount of snow a particular location sees. So there will be a lot of fine-tuning to be done through tomorrow. What I do know is that we are pretty likely to see a classic set-up regarding East Coast storm development, really the first one we have had just like this during this season. That spells out major storm. But “major storm” does not automatically mean huge snow amounts, or the strongest winds, etc., in any particular area. We need to take time to get this as accurate as possible. I won’t know these details until Sunday, and even then there will be some uncertainty. So for now, we’ll just say it looks like there will be a major storm Tuesday ending Wednesday. Before that, it’s just dry and cold, especially this weekend, which will remind you of last weekend with gusty wind and a January feel. Some records may fall, both for low temperatures and for low maximum temperatures. Forecast details for southeastern New England…
\nTODAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 18-25. Wind W 15-25 MPH, gusts 35-45 MPH. Wind chill near to below 0 at times.
\nTONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 0-6 interior, 7-12 coast. Wind W 10-20 MPH, gusts over 25 MPH. Wind chill often below 0.
\nSUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 23-30. Wind W 10-20 MPH, gusting 25-35 MPH. Wind chill near 0 at times.
\nSUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 5-10 interior, 10-15 coast. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Sunshine eventually filtered by high clouds. Highs 30-38. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nTUESDAY: Storm, day 1 – snow\/wind, may mix\/rain at the coast depending on track. Lows 20-28. Highs 30-40.
\nWEDNESDAY: Storm, day 2 – lingering snow likely. Lows 20-28. Highs 30-40.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 16-20)
\nActive pattern. Current timing suggest a storm threat around March 18-19. Temperatures near to below normal.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-5 (MARCH 21-25)
\n“Spring” arrives but that does not always mean “spring weather”. Additional storminess may occur during this period and it may be cold enough for some mix\/snow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
11:42AM REVIEW OF FRIDAY\/EARLY SATURDAY Yesterday was an interesting weather day. First, we had low pressure, fairly weak, moving out just south of New England, but with enough moisture to wring out of the atmosphere for 4-8 inches of snow across portions of the South Coast and Cape Cod. Amounts did drop off fairly drastically … Continue reading Saturday Forecast<\/span>