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DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 21-25)
\nWhat to expect with the storm system set to impact the region today and Thursday…
\nPrecipitation start time: Mid to late morning South Coast, midday to early afternoon Mass Pike belt, late afternoon to early evening northern MA through southern NH.
\nPrecipitation end time: From west to east between dawn and late morning Thursday.
\nPrecipitation type: May start as rain South Coast to MA South Shore and may stay mixed with rain off and on during storm outer Cape Cod and Nantucket, otherwise snow, wettest consistency southeastern MA and more medium consistency north and west of Boston.
\nSnow accumulation: 2-4 inches southern NH through north central MA but may be a sharp cut-off somewhere in here to under 2 inches. 2-4 inches outer to middle portion of Cape Cod and 2 inches or less Nantucket. 4 to 8 inches most other locations, but pockets of greater than 8 inches are possible in a few locations interior southeastern MA, northern RI, and eastern CT, though not certain that this will occur. Wind: Top gusts from the NE Wednesday night of 35-45 MPH in coastal areas, but 45-55 MPH gusts possible over Cape Cod and Nantucket.
\nCoastal flooding: Minor to moderate flooding will be concentrated around the 3:15AM high tide Thursday morning.
\nPower outages: Isolated to scattered outages as there still are some trees and power systems weakened from recent storms, but not expecting power issue to be as significant as previous events.
\nOverall discussion…
\nThe well advertised system, in 2 parts, is really only impacting this area from its second part as the first passed just to the south Tuesday. This second part will be a surface storm that evolves as a broad upper low moves eastward off the Mid Atlantic Coast. This pattern is similar to the one that produced the other storms, though the overall intensity of this system will be less than its predecessors. The track of the surface low will be southeast of Nantucket, though the storm may do a small loop as it goes by. The snowfall accumulation associated with the system, detailed above, will take place between sunset and dawn, in general. After the system moves away later Thursday, broad upper level low pressure just to the east of New England will deflect what was originally a possible weekend threat to the southeast and weaken it, but during the Friday-Sunday period some snow showers may still occur at times along with continued colder than normal weather.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Cloudy. Snow, some coastal rain at the start, advancing northward gradually during the day. Highs 33-39. Wind NE 10-25 MPH interior, 15-30 MPH coast, with some higher gusts.
\nTONIGHT: Overcast with snow, but may mix with rain outer Cape Cod and Nantucket. See above for snow accumulations. Lows 26-33. Wind NE 15-35 MPH, strongest along the coast where gusts of 35-45 MPH are likely. A few 45-55 MPH gusts possible Cape Cod.
\nTHURSDAY: Mostly cloudy morning with lingering snow southeastern NH and eastern MA with little additional accumulation. Partly sunny afternoon. Highs 33-39. Wind N 15-25 MPH.
\nTHURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 22-28. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.
\nFRIDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered snow showers. Highs 34-40. Wind N 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nSATURDAY & SUNDAY: Variably cloudy. Isolated to scattered snow showers. Windy at times. Lows in the 20s. Highs from the middle 30s to lower 40s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 26-30)
\nThough temperatures will average near to below normal during this Monday-Friday period overall, a couple milder days are expected, and a weaker weather system may produce light precipitation, rain favored over snow, around the middle of the week. <\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 31-APRIL 4)
\nA potential precipitation event sometime during the March 31 – April 1 weekend then fair weather returning. A more west to east flow should allow a more seasonable temperature regime to become established.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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