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DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 6-10)
\nA sliver of high pressure brings a decent day today and then a winter storm approaches rapidly Wednesday, impacting the region significantly by late-day and nighttime, diminishing in impact as it moves away Thursday morning. A shot of strong wind and heavy precipitation will occur, with a rain\/snow line somewhere in the vicinity of the I-95 corridor or just east of it. This will result in a very sharp snowfall gradient making my snowfall forecast highly vulnerable in this area. Thunder may occur during the passage of the low pressure area, which is likely to track over or just east of Nantucket by early Thursday morning. A follow up upper level trough may bring some snow showers on Friday as it will be quite cold aloft. All of this should be offshore but still close enough for a few rain\/snow showers and a gusty breeze Saturday.
\nTODAY: Decreasing clouds. Highs 38-45. Wind light N.
\nTONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 25-32. Wind light NE.
\nWEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Spotty light snow\/mix interior and mix\/rain coast, becoming steadier and heavier by mid to late afternoon from southwest to northeast. Highs 35-43. Wind NE increasing to 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nWEDNESDAY NIGHT: Overcast with snow and rain, heavy at times, with a rain\/snow line in the vicinity of a line from near Gloucester MA to near Boston MA to near Providence RI which will oscillate. Chance of thunder. Snow accumulation 3-6 inches in the vicinity of the rain\/snow line, dropping off rapidly from under 3 inches to little or nothing east of the rain\/snow line, 6-12 inches west of the rain\/snow line but areas of 12-18 inches favoring higher elevations west of I-495 and north of I-90. Lows 27-32 west of the rain\/snow line, 33-38 east of the rain\/snow line. Wind E to NE 15-30 MPH with higher gusts, possibly to or exceeding 50 MPH coast, east of the rain\/snow line, NE to N 10-25 mph with higher gusts west of the rain\/snow line.
\nTHURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Lingering light snow except mix\/rain southeastern MA mainly Cape Cod and Islands. Highs 33-40. Wind N to NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nFRIDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered snow showers. Windy. Lows from the middle 20s to lower 30s. Highs from the middle 30s to upper 30s.
\nSATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Isolated rain\/snow showers. Breezy. Lows from the upper 20s to middle 30s. Highs from the middle 30s to lower 40s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 11-15)
\nWatching from late March 11 into March 13 for a potential storm of rain\/mix\/snow, but there is some chance this one may skirt the region or miss to the south. Another disturbance brings a risk of precipitation later March 14 or March 15.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 16-20)
\nA couple weaker weather systems and an overall milder trend but some up\/down temperatures as the ongoing blocking pattern weakens and tries to shift to a more progressive one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:39AM DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 6-10) A sliver of high pressure brings a decent day today and then a winter storm approaches rapidly Wednesday, impacting the region significantly by late-day and nighttime, diminishing in impact as it moves away Thursday morning. A shot of strong wind and heavy precipitation will occur, with a rain\/snow line somewhere … Continue reading Tuesday Forecast<\/span>