Frigid and snowy today

Today will feature frigid temps with reading well below zero in most areas.  I expect temps to warm into the 10’s and 20’s for most of us and will struggle to get above 10 in northern Maine.

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The other story today will be the snow. Snow has already developed in southern New England and will spread northward today. I expect it to reach New Hampshire and Maine this afternoon into evening. Snow will taper off and end tonight after dropping several inches of snow on the coastal plain.
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-Jack

Windy and frigid today

After our storm yesterday, very cold air will be moving in. Temps today will struggle to get out of the teens in the south and the single digits in the north. Wind chills will be below zero region wide. Tomorrow we will see another round of accumulating snow, likely totaling 2-4″ along the coast with a coating to 2″ inland.

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-Jack

Snow map and storm update

As you know, A strong coastal low will move up the east coast bringing heavy snow to the region.  Snow will likely start this evening and become heavy overnight. Amounts will be near a foot over most regions.

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Here are my thoughts on the snow amounts for the region. I may need to expand the 12-16 zone SE as models have bumped up QPF forecasts at 12z. I also may return the mid coast to 10-14 as mixing is forecast to be less of a problem at this point. A new Map should be ready this afternoon or tonight.

-Jack

Cool today, snowy weekend ahead

Today will feature cool temps and the chance for a flurry as a weak area of low pressure passes to the north. temps will be in the 10’s and 20’s across northern New England and the 30’s across southern New England.

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Above is my thinking on the snow accumulation for Sunday. I expect the bulls eye to be in southern coastal Maine where proximity to the low, high QPF, and high ratios will all align reasonably well to produce heavy snow. I will have another update tonight or tomorrow morning.
-Jack

Cold today, snow likely sunday

Last night an arctic cold front moved through with some snow which may have accumulated to an inch or so, but more importantly, it brought some much colder air. Today will just be cold. No sugar coating on that one. Temps will struggle to get above 25 or so anywhere in New England. I’m not looking for too much wind at the moment, but that could make things feel even colder. Regarding the potential nor’easter for Saturday into Sunday, it is looking less like a nor’easter, and more like a wave of low pressure passing off to our southeast. I may or may not have a snow map ready this afternoon but there is a good possibility that if the 12z models agree on one solution or another, confidence will be high enough for a snow map.

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-Jack

Breezy and cool today

Clear and breezy today. Cool temps to begin with most of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont staying below freezing. There still is good potential that a nor’easter will

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-Jack

Winter is here!!

Today, a weak area of low pressure will move out into the ocean bringing a period of snow to southern New England. Here in Northern New England, I expect nothing but clouds and maybe a stray flurry. Snow amounts will be in the 2-4″ range for most in southern New England. Temps will be cool, in the 20’s and 30’s but enjoy the warm weather, today will be our last day above freezing until next week. Winter is here!

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I also made a video on the wintry weather for southern New England today as well as the upcoming pattern and the possibility for some more significant snow http://youtu.be/y3EjA-Kmexc
-Jack

Wintry precip today

A weak area of low pressure will slide NE off the coast today bringing a batch of light wintry precipitation to the region. I expect very little in the way of snowfall accumulations mainly in the 1-3″ range with the exception of far southern New England where rain will be the dominant precipitation type. After today’s wintry precip, arctic air is going to build in leading to clear skies and very chilly temps.

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-Jack

Video for Monday’s wintry weather

Hello,

I made a video for the weather event tomorrow (I cant bring myself to call it a storm because it’s really not a storm) however, embedding that right onto the blog is a costly endeavor. Here is the link to the video on YouTube.

http://youtu.be/U79lXcbTjzE

-Jack

Wet start, dry finish

Today will feature the passage of s strong cold front that will being precipitation to the region. This precipitation is currently affecting western sections and is moving east. Temperatures today will be quite interesting as they will follow a non diurnal curve- geek speak for when the warmest temperatures occur in the morning, and the coolest in the afternoon. Looking ahead, waves of low pressure could bring snow to the region tonight and Monday.

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-Jack