A bit more snow coming...

We are in the middle of a beautiful day here in New England at the moment.  Plenty of sunshine and seasonable temperatures.  Unfortunately we are in for another round of snow tonight as a fast moving, weak area of low pressure system will pass through.  There isn't too much moisture associated with this system, but the low will get stronger as it moves overhead.  We will see some accumulations out of this system, but nothing we can't handle!

Look for the snow to begin around midnight tonight, the snow may fall moderately at times, especially in Central New Hampshire.  I believe this is the area that will see the highest accumulations, maybe a few spots seeing as much as 5 inches.  South of Concord, NH down into Northern MA, I expect 1 to 3".  North of Franconia Notch, also, 1 to 3 inches.  Between Concord and the Notch, as mentioned earlier, is where most of the snow should fall.

Since this system is moving so quickly, all the snow should be clear of the region by mid-morning.  I expect to see the sun break out pretty quickly after the snow ends and temperatures should warm up above freezing for most locations.  This means most of the snow, anyone who gets 2" or less will likely have all the new snow melted by sun down on Sunday.  Our next storm system will be closing in fast, set to arrive on Monday.

Southwesterly winds will kick in overnight on Sunday night into Monday morning.  I don't expect temperatures will fall to far on Sunday night, maybe even climbing a couple degrees overnight.  Depending on if we see any sun on Monday morning, chances aren't looking too good at the moment, temperatures could get quite mild.  Right now I'm expecting 40s for Southern and Central New England, upper 30s in Northern New England.  This should be mainly a rain event on Monday with the precipitation starting late morning.  Not nearly as much precipitation with this storm as the one we had on Friday, but almost as much melting thanks to warmer temperatures.

I'll have more on Monday's storm tomorrow.  Beyond Monday we should have quiet weather though most of the rest of the week, maybe a weak disturbance mid week.  Daytime highs next week should be above freezing each day for most locations.

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K.

Quick shot of snow...

As I said the other day, winter isn't over yet.  It's still February and mother nature is going to prove that tomorrow.  That is, if you could tell by how cold it was this morning.

I apologize for not updating yesterday, had some issues with the furnace.  A new one is coming....fun.

Anyway, we'll have a pleasant, but chilly  and breezy day today.  Temperatures should hit 30 in most locations, but it definitely won't feel that warm.  Late afternoon today, we may start to see a few high clouds move in from the west ahead of an impending low pressure system scheduled to arrive early on Monday morning.

This storm system will pass just south of New England on Monday, leaving the majority of the region on the cold side of the storm.  This means snow for nearly all of Southern and Central New England.  The south coast of New England may see a time of wintry mix before changing over to mainly rain.  Further north, I don't think there will be much snow as the precipitation will be densely packed closer to the center of the low.

The snow should move in around 3 AM or so on Monday morning and continue through roughly the noon hour.  Fortunately this system will be moving so quickly, it won't have much time to put down a heavy coating of fresh snow.  The location that looks like they'll see the most snow is Southern MA and Northern CT.  Amounts in this area should be between 2-5".  North of I-90 into Southern NH, I'm expecting 1-3".  So this should be a major problem, but I expect the roads to be a little slippery tomorrow for the morning commute.

Beyond Monday, temperatures will stay chilly into Thursday.  Our next chance at unsettled weather will come on Friday and by then, temperatures will have risen dramatically.  This warm up is coming with rain however, and I'm getting more and more concerned about flooding late this coming week.  The track of this system could change, but the models have been quite consistent with it for at least 3 days now.

I'll provide an update either later today or tomorrow as time allows.

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K.