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DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 1)
\nThe first day of March has made it into the first blog forecast period! That means spring’s coming right? Well yes, spring’s coming, but not soon. If you have lived in New England for any amount of time beyond a year or two, you’ll out yourself in short order that March is not a spring month more than it is a winter month. But I’m getting way ahead of myself, we still have 4 days left in February, and those won’t be anything like spring either. First, it’s high wind Monday, the event we’ve now talked about for a few days leading up to today, and it will deliver in the form of powerful gusts of wind during a day of sustained moderate to occasionally strong westerly winds. The peak wind will occur in the 12 hour period from about 7AM to about 7PM, but don’t go exactly by the clock, as some areas have already been seeing decent wind gusts, and they will also continue to occur right through tonight and even into Tuesday, only gradually subsiding. It goes without saying that in the aging forest we live in, tree damage and resultant power outages and property damage are possible. The cause of the wind is the pressure gradient between large sized and powerful low pressure in eastern Canada and elongated high pressure from central Canada into the upper Midwest. With these large features moving only slowly eastward, it makes for an extended period of wind. I should also mention that as these winds ramp up this morning, a few snow showers have made it into the region, and though localized and not lasting too long, they could briefly cause reduced visibility where they do occur, so if traveling be on the look out for these this morning. A decent shot of cold air will also be coming in with this wind event and it will be quite cold by tonight right through Wednesday. After dry weather Tuesday and most of Wednesday, a clipper low pressure system will dive across the Great Lakes and across southern New England Wednesday night and early Thursday. This should be a minor snow event for most, but just enough mild air may be drawn into the southern portion of the system for a South Coast mix, so snow amounts could be a little less there. More dry, chilly air follows later Thursday and a small disturbance coming along on Friday may deliver a few rain\/snow showers as March arrives.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Partly sunny. Isolated snow showers this morning may briefly reduce visibility and cause localized coatings of snow that will melt and dry after. Highs 30-37. Wind W 15-35 MPH with gusts 45-65 MPH.
\nTONIGHT: Partly cloudy evening. Clear overnight. Lows 13-20. Wind W 15-30 MPH with gusts 40-60 MPH, diminishing slightly overnight.
\nTUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 23-30. Wind W 15-25 MPH with gusts 35-45 MPH.
\nTUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 8-15. Wind W 10-20 MPH with higher gusts evening, diminishing overnight.
\nWEDNESDAY: Sunshine followed by increasing cloudiness. Accumulating snow probable at night. Highs 25-32. Wind light variable.
\nTHURSDAY: Cloudy morning with snow and possible South Coast mix early. Partly sunny afternoon. Temperature rise into the 30s then steady.
\nFRIDAY: Variably cloudy. Risk of rain\/snow showers. Lows in the 20s. Highs from the middle 30s to lower 40s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 2-6)
\nLow pressure likely to track through the Great Lakes and into eastern Canada during the March 2-3 weekend bringing milder air and a risk of rain showers Saturday, windy and colder weather with a risk of snow showers Sunday. Upper disturbance brings cloudiness and a risk of a few snow flurries March 4 followed by dry and chilly weather March 5. Next system threatens with a chance of snow\/mix by the end of the period.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 7-11)
\nThe weather pattern allows colder air to dominate and a risk of 1 or 2 mix\/snow events during this period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
6:03AM DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 1) The first day of March has made it into the first blog forecast period! That means spring’s coming right? Well yes, spring’s coming, but not soon. If you have lived in New England for any amount of time beyond a year or two, you’ll out yourself in short order … Continue reading Monday Forecast<\/span>