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DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 16-20)
\n2 cold fronts will push through the region, one this morning, and one this evening. Areas of rain showers will be around ahead of and along the first front, and a rain or snow shower may accompany the second one in a few locations. The second front will mark the arrival of modified arctic air which will become established through Saturday, setting the stage for a winter precipitation event Saturday night as a developing wave of low pressure exits the northern Mid Atlantic and passes just south of New England. This will be a quick event with light to borderline moderate snowfall amounts and the chance of some rain near the South Coast, and will be out of here by early Sunday. A warm-up will follow this as a ridge of high pressure builds across the southeastern US through early next week. A surface warm front has to come through here later Monday and this may be accompanied by cloudiness and some rainfall, but by Tuesday we should see a preview of spring.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered to numerous rain showers and areas of fog morning. Isolated late-day rain showers except rain or snow showers southern NH and far northern MA. Highs 45-52 in the morning, cooling through the 40s afternoon. Wind W 5-15 MPH morning, NW 10-20 MPH afternoon.
\nTONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 13-20. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nSATURDAY: Sunshine followed by increasing cloudiness. Highs 28-35. Wind light variable.
\nSATURDAY NIGHT: Overcast. Snow arrives southwest to northeast late evening, peaks overnight, and tapers off southwest to northeast around dawn, except mixing with or changing to rain along the immediate South Coast. Snow accumulation of 2-5 inches expected in most areas, except 1-3 inches in southwestern NH and nearby north central MA, and 1-2 inches of wetter snow MA South Shore through South Coast and less than 1 inch Nantucket. Lows 24-31 but rising to 32-38 South Shore of MA and South Coast. Wind S shifting to E 5-15 MPH.
\nSUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with a risk of lingering snow except mix\/rain South Coast early, then a sun\/cloud mix. Highs 38-45. Wind N 10-20 MPH early shifting to W and diminishing to around 10 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Increasing clouds. Chance of rain late. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 40s.
\nTUESDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers late. Lows in the 40s. Highs from the middle 50s to lower 60s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 21-25)
\nUpper air pattern supports warmth but surface pattern may send a cold front southward to cut off what would otherwise by an anomalously warm day February 21. Will keep an eye on it. Episodes of unsettled weather with a cooler to colder trend thereafter. Cannot rule out some mix\/snow.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 2)
\nSimilar pattern, near a boundary with the cooler to colder side probably winning out, and episodes of unsettled weather which may include some frozen precipitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
9:28AM DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 16-20) 2 cold fronts will push through the region, one this morning, and one this evening. Areas of rain showers will be around ahead of and along the first front, and a rain or snow shower may accompany the second one in a few locations. The second front will mark the … Continue reading Friday Forecast<\/span>