Saturday, February 12, 2011

Staying mostly dry...

There is a weak disturbance that will be passing through New England today.  This will bring the chance of a few snow showers today.  I think that most areas will stay dry as the moisture associated with the system will be wrung out by the mountains in Western New England.  This means that all the precipitation will be forced out as the air rises up over the higher terrain.  We will a bit more cloudiness around today, especially during the morning.  Skies will gradually clear throughout the day and temperatures should reach 30s in Southern New England, slightly cooler to the north.

Clouds will make a return on Sunday morning as another weak disturbance approaches.  This one will also have limited moisture.  The path of Sunday's energy will be centered further north as well, so the majority of any precipitation will be in Central and Northern New England, particularly in higher elevations, like today.  Temperatures will be in the low 30s in Southern New England with mid and upper 20s in Central and Northern New England.

A 3rd, stronger system approaches for Valentines Day.  Despite the increased intensity, there really won't be much moisture again and also this system will slide to the north of the region again.  I'll continue to leave the chance of snow showers for everyone for right now, but chances will be lower the further south you live in New England.  Temperatures will be back into the 30s for most areas, maybe some 20s in Northern New England.

Temperatures cool down on Tuesday, back in the 20s for everyone with sunshine.  Starting on Wednesday, we will really see the daily highs start to climb.  We have a pretty good chance of seeing 50 degree highs in Southern New England on Friday.

So in general, conditions will stay on the calm side, especially when you compare it to what we went through in January.

Have a good weekend and thanks for reading!

-Jon K.

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