Stormy Weather Still On The Way

Posted by Chris Lambert

High temps made it into the upper 40s this afternoon, thanks to all that sunshine.  A bit of a breeze made it feel a bit cooler, but overall it was nice weather for the middle of December.

Sunshine continues on Saturday as the first half of the weekend is dry, but also colder, with highs in the upper 30s.

That colder weather that settles in over the first half of the weekend, sets the stage for some wintry weather that works for the second half of the weekend. 

Sunday starts off cloudy, but dry, with morning temps running in the 20s.  As moisture arrives from our west, flurries and light snow breaks out early to mid afternoon, and steadier precipitation works in during the evening.  As steady precipitation moves in, an east wind increases, changing snow to mixed sleet/rain to just plain rain.  First locations to see that changeover will be near the coast, last locations... west of 495.  Towns across northern Worcester County and southern New Hampshire will stay mainly snow/sleet.  

In terms of snow totals, I expect a coating to an inch of snow from Boston to I-495 with the better chance for an inch, out near I-495. 1-3" across the Merrimack Valley, along 495, and through most of Worcester County, north of the Mass Pike.  In northern Worcester County, near the NH border, and through much of New Hampshire, west of Nashua, I expect 3-5" with locally higher amounts in the mountains.  (For more detail, check the "special map" section on our web site)   For the Pats game... any slushy coating of snow starts melting away as snow turns to rain and temps hover in the middle to upper 30s.

Monday looks raw with leftover showers and drizzle with temps in the upper 30s to 40.

Round 2 makes it's way in here Tuesday, into Wednesday.  This storm will be more powerful, but signs are trending to a warmer track, which means more rain on Tuesday with heavy snow deep inland across northern New England, Upstate NY and PA.   As the storm drifts east, rain may change back to snow late Tuesday night/Wednesday, but at that point, most of the precip is done falling.  Being 5 days out, the track could change of course, but right now looking more wet than white.

Can Only Go Up From Here

Posted by Chris Lambert

Rain and drizzle continues tonight as temperatures drop into the mid 30s to 40 degrees.  Any burst of heavier precip drags down colder air, and elevations above 1000 feet in northern Worcester County  or southwester NH see wet snow mixing in overnight.  No shovels or plows needed for us, but it is a sure sign how cold the atmosphere is for late May.  As of this writing, Mt. Mansfield in VT has picked up 7.5" of snow and Whiteface Mtn. in NY has picked up 18"!

This Is How It Starts? Really?

Posted by Chris Lambert

So it's the unofficial start of summer this weekend and officially, the average high this time of year hits 70 degrees.  So you'd think we have a good shot at BBQ weather right?  Not much of a chance today with highs reaching near 50 this morning, only to fall back into the low to mid 40s this afternoon as a cold rain settles in. 

Take the Good, Take the Bad

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Rain, rain, rain...

...but for many today was a day of hurry up and wait. Sure there were showers, but not every minute was washed out. With the events unfolding tonight, that's about to change.

How To Spin This

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

So....what would you like to hear first? The good news? Bad news? Let's start with the good news....