Nuisance... But Certainly No Blizzard

Posted by Chris Lambert

The forecast for this storm has been quite challenging to say the least, but the trend has been our friend the last 24 hours, and that trend has been to reduce snowfall amounts. 

I don't have any major updates this morning regarding snow totals, although, one thing I do see is this being a long drawn out event.  One that doesn't completely leave us until tomorrow night.  With that said, for most, this is a nuisance storm rather than a classic blockbuster.

Storm Bullet Points:

-Showers and wet snow start between 4-7PM today

-Rain and snow becoming steadier overnight.... rain near the coast, including Boston, and could sneak as far inland as the 128/495 belts briefly. 

-After midnight, the rain/snow line works back toward the coast. With temps near or above freezing, most main roads stay wet.

-Wet snow for many tomorrow morning, then on and off wet snow in the afternoon.  Won't total much with temps in the mid 30s.

-Could be periodic snow showers with temps near 32 or below tomorrow evening... that could slicken roads.

- Coastal flooding not a major concern.  Minor coastal flooding or splash-over possible near high tide at 10AM Sunday.

-Winds gust 30-40mph tomorrow at the coast, but not nearly as windy as the last two weekend storms.

When it's all said and done, snow totals add up to 4-8" of snow along and outside 495, north of the Mass Pike, with the highest totals across the higher elevations of northern Worcester County and southern NH.  2-4" in the Boston metro area, and less south of the city.  That 2-4" in the Boston area is mainly on top of the decks, grassy areas and car tops.  With temps above freezing, snow will melt and have a tough time piling up on the roads.  That'll actually prove true for most other areas as well.  Should be a quick clean-up overall, but the salt and sand are likely required Sunday night as temps dip below freezing and left over snow showers still fly. 

Have a good weekend... for updates while we're not on-air,  we tend to tweet a lot.  Follow the 7Weather team: @clamberton7 @jreineron7 @pbouchardon7.

Pulling The Fade

Posted by Chris Lambert

Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds.  As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening.  Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening.  Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers.  These showers are brought to us by a warm front.

Back and Forth

Posted by Chris Lambert

Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70.  Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?