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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 10-14)
\nDay one of a two-day warm up has taken the majority of the snow and ice away, and today will pretty much finish off the job, leaving only snow piles behind, so if you were relying on a December 1-3 snow event to get your white Christmas over 3 weeks later, try again. Well we will likely get some snow back on the ground as cold air returns and some moisture is still in the region Wednesday morning, but I can guarantee you that won’t do it either. As is that snowfall is questionable as usually these types of “behind the cold front” events are. Moisture is streaming up along a front parallel to the upper flow and little ripples in the atmosphere that we can only guess the location of may focus narrow bands of heavier snow while elsewhere very little falls. We’ll also see a little ripple of low pressure pull it all eastward pretty quickly around midday, and it may also never get that far northwest of Boston. We’ll need to see more snowfall closer to the holiday to increase the chance. Having a white Christmas around Boston, while not rare, is also not typical. The chance, based on climatology, runs at about 23%. After Wednesday’s threat, we go dry and chilly for a couple days, and it currently looks like the next low pressure system, due for a Saturday arrival, will be a rain producer.
\nThe forecast details…
\nTODAY: Cloudy. Areas of fog over any remaining snow cover. Scattered rain showers through midday. Steadier rain arriving later in the day.
\nHighs 55-62. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nTONIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain, changing to sleet then snow west to east. Lows 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY: Cloudy with snow likely morning, accumulation a coating to 2 inches, with an isolated 3 inch amount possible in Boston’s southwestern suburbs to northern RI. Mostly cloudy afternoon. Temperatures steady 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
\nWEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Widespread icy ground. Lows 16-21. Wind NW 5-15 MPH. Wind chill near 10.
\nTHURSDAY: Sunny. Highs 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nTHURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 0-7 interior valleys, 8-15 elsewhere except 15-20 urban centers. Wind N under 10 MPH.
\nFRIDAY: Sunshine followed by increasing cloudiness. Highs 35-42. Wind N to E up to 10 MPH.
\nFRIDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain arriving pre-dawn. Temperatures rising into 40s. Wind E to SE increasing to 10-20 MPH.
\nSATURDAY: Overcast with rain likely. Highs 47-54, mildest southeastern MA. Wind SE to E 10-20 MPH, higher gusts, becoming variable 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 15-19)
\nBehind the storm earlier in the weekend will come a windy, drier, cooler day December 15, with more cold air settling in December 16-17 as high pressure sits to the north. A wave of low pressure brings a snow\/mix threat December 17 to early December 18 with dry weather to follow.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 20-24)
\nWatching for potential precipitation-producing systems over this 5-day period, but not sure how it will set-up just yet. We’ll have to watch for possible interaction, or lack-of-interaction, between 2 jet streams and there will be a lot to figure out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:29AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 10-14) Day one of a two-day warm up has taken the majority of the snow and ice away, and today will pretty much finish off the job, leaving only snow piles behind, so if you were relying on a December 1-3 snow event to get your white Christmas over 3 weeks … Continue reading Tuesday Forecast<\/span>