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DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 7-11)
\nSome preliminary moisture ahead of the winter storm will bring areas of light snow and some coastal rain during this morning and the first half of the afternoon, with some of this caused by ocean moisture and some of it caused by an area moving in from the west ahead of the main storm. The window of time for the main storm impact, taking place while low pressure strengthens and wobbles north and east off the New England South Coast, will be from mid to late afternoon through about midnight or shortly thereafter. During this time, the heaviest precipitation will occur, with the all-important rain\/snow line being a huge determining factor in snow amounts in the vicinity of the I-95 corridor. So even the snowfall call on this blog, the day of the storm, has some uncertainty and will display a large gradient near this rain\/snow line. With more confidence I can say that little snowfall will occur further to the southeast and the heaviest amounts will be west of the I-95 belt. During the peak hours of the storm the wind gusts from the northeast may reach 40-60 MPH along the coast, and though the tides are not astronomically nearly as high as during last week’s major storm, there can still be moderate flooding in some locations. Wind damage is also possible, especially with some weakened structures and trees from the major storm. In addition, inland heavy\/wet snow will increase the potential for tree damage and power outages there. Thunder may even occur in areas of heaviest precipitation. During the early hours of Thursday, there will be a taper-down of precipitation from south to north, but some back-lash light snow will occur into Thursday morning behind the departing system. An upper level low pressure area may bring a few snow showers to the region Friday which may linger into Saturday as the upper low is slow to move away on Saturday. By Sunday, weak high pressure means a quieter weather day. Forecast details…
\nTODAY: 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.
\nTONIGHT: 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 in the vicinity of the I-95 belt. 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, during the morning. Highs 33-40. Wind N to NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nTHURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 25-32. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nFRIDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered snow showers. Highs 33-40. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nSATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Isolated rain\/snow showers. Breezy. Lows from the upper 20s to middle 30s. Highs from the middle 30s to lower 40s.
\nSUNDAY: Partly sunny. Lows from the upper 20s to middle 30s. Highs from the upper 30s to middle 40s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 12-16)
\nContinuing to watch the March 12-13 for a potential storm, which has some chance of just skirting the southern areas or passing out to sea, however an upper level disturbance may still produce some snow\/mix\/rain March 13. An additional upper level system may trigger rain\/snow showers later March 14 and March 15 before improving conditions at the end of the period.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 17-21)
\nThe transition to a more zonal weather pattern during this period with passing weaker low pressure systems and more variable temperatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
3:58AM DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 7-11) Some preliminary moisture ahead of the winter storm will bring areas of light snow and some coastal rain during this morning and the first half of the afternoon, with some of this caused by ocean moisture and some of it caused by an area moving in from the west ahead … Continue reading Wednesday Forecast<\/span>