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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 8-12)
\nA very cold start this morning, but little wind makes is more easily tolerable if you have to be out. Just watch for continued icy areas where several melt\/freeze cycles have occurred after recent snow. High pressure sinking to the south of the region will start allowing a warm-up to get underway, subtly, today, but you’ll also notice more cloudiness arriving with time as the atmosphere above warms up too. This is leading to a 2-day “warm-spell”, which means many areas get to 50+ and have periodic rain showers. This will take care of the ground ice issue, at least temporarily, and also reduce the snow pack significantly. But if you have any snow or ice to chip away or move, don’t wait until after the 2 wet and mild days because by Wednesday, a strong cold front will have passed and not only will it be much colder again, we may already be dealing with more snowfall due to a wave of low pressure on the front. If this still looks to be the case with tomorrow’s update I will put snowfall numbers to it. It does not look like a grand amount of snow, but could be significant enough for transportation impact. High pressure should supply dry and cold weather Thursday.
\nThe forecast details…
\nTODAY: Sunny start, mostly cloudy finish. Highs 33-40. Wind S up to 10 MPH.
\nTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog forming. Temperatures steady 33-40 evening, rising into the 40s overnight. Wind S 5-15 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Cloudy. Episodes of rain showers. Areas of fog. Highs 45-52. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nMONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Episodes of rain showers, some of which may be heavy, favoring southeastern MA. Areas of fog. Temperatures steady 45-52. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nTUESDAY: Cloudy. Episodes of rain showers. Areas of fog. Highs 53-60. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nTUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow showers likely. Temperatures fall through 40s into 30s. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nWEDNESDAY: Cloudy with a chance of snow morning. Variably cloudy with a chance of snow showers afternoon. Areas of black ice likely. Temperatures fall into the 20s. Wind NW-N 15-25 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Significant areas of black ice likely. Lows 10-17. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nTHURSDAY: Sunny. Highs 25-32. Wind N 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 13-17)
\nUnsettled weather is expected later December 13 through December 15 with a couple low pressure areas potentially impacting the region. Uncertainty is in place as to the track and exact impact of these storms, and whether it will be dominated by one system or split between a couple, so at this point the best way to word this is just a risk of rain\/ice\/snow during this period of time and fine-tune going forward. Mostly dry, cold weather follows but a clipper system may bring a snow or snow shower threat by December 17.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 18-22)
\nDry, cold weather should start the period. Watching December 20-22 window for a possible more widespread precipitation event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:20AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 8-12) A very cold start this morning, but little wind makes is more easily tolerable if you have to be out. Just watch for continued icy areas where several melt\/freeze cycles have occurred after recent snow. High pressure sinking to the south of the region will start allowing a warm-up to … Continue reading Sunday Forecast<\/span>