Almost done

Our messy weather is gradually winding down here in New England.  Northern areas will still see periods of snow for the next 4-6 hours.  Accumulations are falling within my forecast range so far, though not seeing to many reports of more than 8 inches.  The rain/snow line was a bit further to the south than I expected, though there wasn't much accumulation inside I-95.  There was actually a lot more snow that fell than is represented on the ground.  There was quite a bit of melting and compacting of the snow.

There will still be on and off rain and snow showers into the afternoon hours today, though additional accumulations will be hard to come by as temperatures will be warming up slightly throughout the day.

I'll have a full forecast update later today.

A view looking down our street in Hudson, NH.  Barely enough room for one car to make it between the trees bent over by the snow.

-Jon K.

Tapering off...

The main batch of precipitation with this storm is gradually pulling away.  The majority of New England is dry at the moment, but there is another round of snow coming.  This will create a few problems for the late evening commute as temperatures start to drop and the snow falls on the slickening roadways.  I don't expect much accumulation, but enough to cause hazardous roadways, especially where they haven't been treated.

Once the snow ends this evening, we will have about a 24 hour break from precipitation on Saturday.  Temperatures tomorrow will be chilly, reaching the low 30s, at best.  Most places will be stuck in the 20s.  We will have a decent amount of sun, so dark surfaces should experience some melting tomorrow.  Snow returns to the picture overnight on Saturday night into Sunday morning.  A fast moving low pressure system will race through early Sunday morning.  Light snow is expected along with some minor accumulations, probably 1-2 inches.  It looks like Central New England will be the bullseye for this event.  Southern New England, particularly Northern Mass and Southern NH will see a dusting to 1 inch of snow.

The next storm coming down the pipeline will be right on the heels of Sunday's system.  Look for southwest winds to kick in on Sunday night, possibly even raising temperatures overnight Sunday into Monday morning.  A large area of low pressure will pass far to our west sending a warm front into Southern Canada.  This will allow warm air to rush in ahead of the storm.  I expect this to be mainly a rain event for nearly all of New England on Monday.  Look for the rain to begin midday on Monday and continue into Tuesday morning, possibly ending as snow as the system pulls away and cold air surges back in.  After this system, temperatures will remain chilly with another round of light snow possible on Thursday.

Thanks for reading today!

-Jon K.