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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 27-31)
\nDown the home stretch and to the finish line of 2019 the next 5 days, and we’ll have some active weather to follow after a quiet period. First, we have a warm front crossing the region this morning and producing spotty light rain, which is freezing on contact with untreated surfaces in portions of north central to northeastern MA and southern NH as temperatures sit at to slightly below 32 to start out the day. Use caution if traveling in these areas early this morning. The issue will quickly disappear by mid morning as the front goes by and temperatures go up, and just a few rain showers will cross the region during this afternoon as a cold front approaches from the northwest. This front goes through and clears the region out tonight and high pressure builds in with a very nice late December day on Saturday. High pressure shifts offshore Sunday, still not a bad day but clouds will be on the increase ahead of an approaching low pressure area which initially moves into the Great Lakes, but comes to a halt due to a high pressure road block in eastern Canada. This forces a redevelopment of the system along its occluding frontal system, which will take place over or just south of southern New England Monday through Tuesday, finishing off 2019 on an unsettled note. There will be enough cold air around for some possible freezing and frozen precipitation, favoring southern NH and northern MA, although at days 4 and 5 the details of this are rather uncertain. Also somewhat uncertain is if the precipitation will move out earlier or later on New Year’s Eve, which will impact travel and event plans for the final evening of the year. Forecast details…
\nTODAY: Mostly cloudy. Patchy light rain early morning with some freezing rain northern Worcester County through Merrimack Valley and southern NH. Isolated to scattered rain showers afternoon. Highs 44-51. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
\nTONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 20-27. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to NW.
\nSATURDAY: Sunny. Highs 42-49. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nSATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 30-37. Wind light variable.
\nSUNDAY: Increasing clouds. Highs 37-44. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.
\nSUNDAY NIGHT: Thickening overcast. Precipitation arriving west to east – mainly dry but possible snow\/ice northern areas. Lows 32-40. Wind E 5-15 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Overcast with periods of rain, except some snow\/ice possible portions of northern MA and southern NH. Highs 33-38 north, 38-43 south. Wind E to NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
\nMONDAY NIGHT: Overcast with periods of rain except some snow\/ice possible north. Lows 30-35 north, 35-40 south. Wind NE to N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
\nTUESDAY (NEW YEAR’S EVE): Mostly cloudy. Additional precipitation possible, favoring the morning. Temperatures steady in the 30s. Wind N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 1-5)
\nSplit jet stream flow, polar near and north of the US\/Canada border, subtropical mainly south of New England, and timing energy moving along each stream and any potential interaction will be difficult at best until we are much closer to any possible events, so the easiest way to sum up the first 5 days of 2020 is that we will have to watch 1 or 2 low pressure systems that may impact the region with some precipitation, but that we will also have a fair amount of dry weather as well, with temperature fluctuation. Early call is that potential low pressure systems time for January 2 and 4.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 6-10)
\nStill with lower than average confidence leaning toward a colder and mostly dry theme due to domination by the polar jet stream and suppression of the southern jet stream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:37AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 27-31) Down the home stretch and to the finish line of 2019 the next 5 days, and we’ll have some active weather to follow after a quiet period. First, we have a warm front crossing the region this morning and producing spotty light rain, which is freezing on contact with untreated … Continue reading Friday Forecast<\/span>