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DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 9-13)
\nLow pressure nearly overhead pulls away today turning a damp dawn with fairly light wind into a cloud-dominated but splashes of sun day with increasing wind. It won’t get all that cold, however, as this is an intensifying low pulling away in not-that-cold an airmass. The cold air will arrive in stages, tonight through Thursday night, on a gusty northwesterly wind, and by Friday and the weekend we’ll be in the coldest air mass since late November. During the weekend we’ll be watching 2 things, the possibility of some onshore flow setting up and producing coastal snow showers, especially South Shore and Cape Cod, and a storm passing south of the region on Sunday, which at this time still looks like it will keep its own snow shield to the south of the region.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Overcast with areas of drizzle and fog evolving into lots of clouds with occasional sun. Highs 37-44 morning, lowering through the 30s afternoon. Wind variable 5-15 MPH becoming W increasing to 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.
\nTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 26-31. Wind W to NW 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.
\nTHURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 32-39. Wind NW 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.
\nTHURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 10-17. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts. Wind chill near 0 at times.
\nFRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 18-25, coldest in higher elevations central MA and southwestern NH. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts. Wind chill near to below 10 at times.
\nSATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers, favoring Cape Cod. Lows in the 10s. Highs in the 20s except lower 30s Cape Cod.
\nSUNDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers, favoring South Shore and South Coast. Lows in the 10s. Highs in the 20s to near 30.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 14-18)
\nWe’ll be left between a subtropical jet to the south and polar jet to the north, and perhaps with a very weak disturbance producing some clouds at times January 14-15 with seasonably cold weather. An arctic cold front comes through with colder air arriving January 16-17. A disturbance from the west may bring a snow threat by the end of the period though as best as I can tell this does not look like a major storm threat, however it is still many days away.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 19-23)
\nCurrent idea continues to be suppression of the subtropical jet and occasional visits from the polar jet stream for an overall colder and drier than average pattern. Will watch for fronts and\/or clippers to bring relatively minor snow chances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:28AM DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 9-13) Low pressure nearly overhead pulls away today turning a damp dawn with fairly light wind into a cloud-dominated but splashes of sun day with increasing wind. It won’t get all that cold, however, as this is an intensifying low pulling away in not-that-cold an airmass. The cold air will arrive … Continue reading Wednesday Forecast<\/span>