Today will feature clear skies, cool temps, and breezy conditions as a powerful ocean storm departs well to our southeast. Winds will be out of the northwest and could gust over 35 mph especially near the coast. This isn’t quite into power outage range, but you’ll definitely feel the gusts as you head out and about. High temps will be right around seasonal norms, ranging from 25 in the north to 40 in the south. Because we’re pretty much fresh out of low level moisture, even the mountains will see sunshine today after a few high clouds from the offshore storm depart this morning.
Speaking of that offshore storm, it could’ve been a nice system if only it tracked 200 miles closer to the coast…
Clouds will return to the region today ahead of a storm system that will rapidly develop east of the Carolinas. This storm will track too far east to bring us any precipitation, but we’ll get a solid mid-level cloud deck for most of the day as it develops offshore. These clouds look to move in during the mid-morning hours and most spots south of the mountains look to get a couple hours of sunshine before then.
Temps today will differ quite substantially between northern and southern parts of the area. In the north, cloud cover during the morning and proximity to a colder airmass will lead to high temps roughly around seasonal normals (upper 20’s to low 30’s). Along the coastal plain, downsloping and a bit of sun this morning will push highs well above normal yet again (low 40’s along the NE coast, upper 40’s in southern NH).
One last note to make about today’s weather is the winds. As the storm intensifies, northerly/northeasterly winds will pick up across the area this afternoon. These winds shouldn’t be strong enough to cause any disruptions, but if you’re headed out and about this evening, you’ll definitely notice the stronger breezes.
High pressure is approaching the region from the west this morning and will pass offshore to our south this afternoon. This means that yesterday’s strong winds will fade this morning, and temps will once again spike well above normal by this afternoon. Look for highs ranging from 35 in the north to 55 in southeastern NH. Skies are mostly clear this morning except for a few clouds in western NH. We should remain mostly clear until clouds increase this evening ahead of the next storm system to pass near our region. That system will remain well southeast of our area, bringing little but clouds as it races into Atlantic Canada tomorrow.
Behind yesterday’s light precip event, breezy westerly winds will bring slowly clearing skies to the region today. The first to clear, as always, is the coastline where the sun is already out. Upsloping will keep clouds locked in over the mountains for at least the first half of the day, though some clearing is likely there too by this evening. The biggest weather story today will be the WNW winds which will gust over 40 mph at times across the region. That may be enough for some scattered power outages in particularly vulnerable areas. Downsloping and a continued lack of cold air basically anywhere south of the Arctic Circle will support continued mild temps today even as a Canadian airmass moves in. Expect highs to range from 35 in the north to 55 in southeastern NH.
Southwesterly flow will carry additional warm air into the region today as our next storm system begins approaching from the southwest. Some light drizzle and fog on the leading edge of that warm air has been observed across the region this morning, and with temperatures away from the coast below freezing, some of that drizzle is freezing on contact with the ground. The result will be some slick travel on secondary roads for the morning commute.
As we move into the midday hours, expect clouds to thin out and a few breaks of sun to develop. The sunshine combined with continued southwesterly flow will push temps well above normal. Expect highs ranging from around 40 in the northern mountains to around 65 in southern NH. A sea breeze will develop this afternoon and keep temps along the midcoast in the upper 40’s/low 50’s but otherwise most of the area south of the mountains has a good shot at 60. Welcome to April I guess.
Clouds thicken back up this evening as our next system approaches from the southwest. Rain will move into SW NH by 7 PM before moving northeast through the rest of the region during the late evening hours. All but the far northern mountains will see rain from this system thanks to today’s outrageously warm temps.
Today will feature the return of mild air as our anomalously warm winter continues. Expect temps to hold in the low 30’s up in the mountains but soar into the low to mid 50’s across southern NH. Most of coastal/southern ME will sit in the low to mid 40’s by this afternoon. All this warm air will be arriving on southwesterly breezes ahead of an approaching cold front. That means we’ll be expecting some clouds to develop as the front approaches. Sure enough, clouds have overspread most of the area as I write this around 5:45. While some breaks in the cloud cover are possible (especially over southern NH), mostly cloudy conditions can be expected across the area today.
Precipitation associated with this frontal system will arrive over the mountains this evening in the form of a snow/sleet mix. Precip will shift southeast tonight (after 10 PM) and will fall in the form of rain everywhere except the mountains well north of Route 2.
Today will feature continued cool temps as Canadian high pressure continues to drift in our direction. On the leading edge of that high, expect continued NW breezes this morning and early this afternoon. Those breezes will settle down as the center of the high arrives later this afternoon into this evening. Cloud cover today will follow the usual upslope/downslope pattern until drier air and lighter winds arrive this afternoon. At that point, the mountains should be able to join in the sunshine. High temps will range from around 20 in the mountains to around 35 in SE NH.
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