Hello everyone!

Today will feature a late season winter storm as low pressure slides across the region, and cold high pressure locks in to our northeast. Rain and snow are already falling across the region this morning, and some areas currently seeing rain will change over to snow in the next couple hours as cold air moves in and heavier precip arrives. The morning commute will be a messy one, especially anywhere north of Portland and away from the immediate coastline. Snow will change over to sleet for some inland towns later this afternoon as warm air arrives about 8-10,000 feet up, but the mountains especially the northeastern mountains should remain mostly to all snow. Snow accumulations will range from nothing along the coast south of Portland and in southern NH to 6-10″ near Sugarloaf.

High temps will also be fairly location dependent, ranging from 25 in the northern mountains to 45 in southern NH. Rain and snow will depart later on this evening.

We’ll get another storm right on the heels of this one tomorrow, and it looks to be another snowy one for most of the area though accumulations appear to remain relatively minor.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will feature fairly mild temps as a warm airmass moves in on westerly flow aloft. High temps will range from 45 in the far north and along the coast to 65 in interior southern NH. Most of the coastal plain west of the Turnpike will also see temps near 60. Unfortunately morning sunshine will be replaced by afternoon cloud cover as our next storm system begins to approach from the west. Thankfully, any precip will hold off until early tomorrow morning.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will feature the approach of our next weak storm system, which will involve cloud cover slowly increasing from west to east through the day. It will also involve warmer temps as cold air once again tries to retreat before the precip can arrive. Look for highs around 40 both at the immediate coastline and in the mountains, with upper 40’s to low 50’s in the typical interior SW warm spots.

Precip won’t arrive until after sunset, and will primarily be in the form of light snow. A quick coating-2″ will fall by sunrise tomorrow, at which point any accumulations will quickly melt outside of the higher terrain.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

NW breezes will continue across the area today, which means we’ll enter into our upslope/downslope pattern for clouds, temps, and precip. In the mountains, look for highs in the upper 20’s with mostly cloudy skies and continuing snow showers. Along the coastal plain, highs will get up to around 40 with mostly sunny skies and dry conditions. The foothills will be a bit in the middle, with highs in the mid 30’s, partly cloudy skies, and the chance for a flurry or two. Wind gusts will remain noticeable today, but won’t be as strong as last night and shouldn’t cause any major disruptions.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will be one of the greatest examples of “don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes (in any mid-latitude spot) and it will change.” We’ll go from winter, to late spring, and back to winter again all before the sun sets. We have a lot to cover, so this post will be a little longer than usual. Hopefully that will help make it useful!

Radar imagery this morning shows the “winter” part of the forecast in full swing. Bands of moderate snow are moving in from a strong storm located offshore. Right along the coast, some of this is falling as rain, but the freezing line is quickly descending towards the surface. Snow will accumulate best about 15-30 miles away from the shorelines, where 1-3″ is possible. Farther inland, only very light snow is expected farther away from the storm’s center with little to no accumulation.

Here’s a look at the forecast map for 2 this afternoon. By that time, the coastal storm will be racing off to the northeast, with sunshine developing behind it. A blast of colder air will be approaching from the NW, but it won’t have gotten here yet. Between the two wintry systems, we’ll have a brief window of very pleasant weather. Look for sunny skies and mild temps jumping well into the 50’s for most (40’s in the mountains). If you’re looking to get out for a run, walk, bike ride, or even just a few quiet moments outside, this is the time to do it!

By 5 PM, we’ll be entering the third phase of the day with the arrival of a strong cold front. Showers and squalls will develop along the leading edge of that front, and could be fairly strong especially in the mountains. Today is the kind of day you look for small hail even in fairly “weak” showers. Up in the mountains, heavy rain will rapidly change over to heavy snow especially in higher elevations.

As that front moves through, winds will rapidly pick up out of the WNW. Gusts over 40 mph will be common across the area, with some places especially in the mountains getting up into the 50+ range. Of course gusts at higher elevations will be much higher. While these gusts won’t be strong enough to bring major impacts, scattered power outages are possible.

Winds will slowly taper off tonight under clearing skies.

Model forecast graphics in this post came from weathermodels.com, with the radar loop from weather.us.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

High pressure will slide offshore today, resulting in warmer temps and slowly increasing cloudiness. High temps will range from just under 40 in the northern mountains to just above 50 in interior southern NH/SW ME. Morning sunshine will slowly slip away behind increasing clouds as we get some moisture to begin to move northward on SW breezes. Enjoy the lovely weather today because tomorrow we’ll see a mix of rain and snow on the edge of a powerful ocean storm.

-Jack

Hello everyone!

Today will feature chilly temps and clear skies as NW breezes usher in cooler and drier air behind yesterday’s rainy cold front. Look for highs ranging from 25 in the far north to 40 in interior southern areas. With that NW breeze, most of the area will see sunny skies with the exception being the higher terrain where upslope clouds will continue to drop some snow flakes through the mid afternoon hours before gradually dissipating. Enjoy the beautiful day!

-Jack