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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 30-JANUARY 3)
\nA disturbance that had a little more punch than expected brings cloudiness and maybe a few flakes of snow to the region this morning then moves out this afternoon with sun returning. High pressure moves overhead during today and tonight with much lighter wind than we saw Saturday, and then this high moves offshore and allows a quick-moving low pressure area to bring a period of rain (which may start as a mix well north and west) to come through the region during New Year’s Eve, leaving us with a drying but mild New Year’s Day before colder air returns to the region for the second and third days of 2019.
\nAfter a complex day yesterday which featured rain, fog, and some icy spots as cold air was trapped near the ground over parts of southern NH and central MA, we are now drying out behind it all with a moderate westerly breeze today, though it starts mild and then gets colder during today and tonight and remains dry and cold but more tranquil for Sunday as high pressure builds in. But the changes will continue and as we get ready to change the calendar from 2018 to 2019 we’ll be dealing with the passage of another low pressure system, bringing mainly rain for New Year’s Eve, which is a little faster timing than I had been thinking previously. This quicker timing may lead to a much drier result for a good portion of New Year’s Day, which will be mild, before another batch of cold air arrives for the 2nd day of 2019.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Mainly cloudy with spotty light snow this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Highs 30-37. Wind light N to light variable.
\nTONIGHT: Clear. Lows 12-19. Wind light variable.
\nMONDAY: Increasing cloudiness. Highs 35-42. Wind light variable to light SE.
\nMONDAY NIGHT (NEW YEAR’S EVE): Overcast. Rain arriving southwest to northeast, may start as brief mix well north and west of Boston. Lows 32-39 early then rising to the 40s overnight. Wind SE increasing to 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, strongest Cape Cod.
\nTUESDAY (NEW YEAR’S DAY): Mostly cloudy with rain showers possible early, then a sun\/cloud mix. Highs 50-57. Wind W 10-20 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Lows in the 10s. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 4-8)
\nA storm system with a combination of northern and southern jet stream energy is likely to pass through the region with a snow or mix to rain situation on January 4, exiting and followed by colder and drier weather January 5, but a disturbance may bring snow showers with continued cold air January 6 followed by dry weather January 7 and the threat of the next disturbance bringing precipitation by January 8.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 9-13)
\nDrier with near to below normal temperatures January 9-11, with the next threat of unsettled weather coming by late in the period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:29AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 30-JANUARY 3) A disturbance that had a little more punch than expected brings cloudiness and maybe a few flakes of snow to the region this morning then moves out this afternoon with sun returning. High pressure moves overhead during today and tonight with much lighter wind than we saw Saturday, and … Continue reading Sunday Forecast<\/span>