I’m a third-year atmospheric science student at Cornell University who has been blogging about the weather since 2011. While I’m not officially a meteorologist, I have accumulated a bit of experience forecasting both local weather (in western Maine and New Hampshire) as well as national/international weather during my time writing for weather.us and weathermodels.com. I also have experience programming in Python, teaching concepts in weather forecasting, and communicating forecast information to general audiences.
Today’s forecast is pretty straightforward as cooler air continues to filter into the area, the powerful spring sun will warm temps into the mid to upper 40’s for most with a few low 50’s in SW NH. Skies will be mainly sunny with light NNW breezes.
Those NNW breezes will set the stage for a pretty strong late season snowstorm that’s set to begin Friday night and continue through Saturday afternoon. Up to a foot of heavy wet snow is becoming more and more likely for parts of SW NH with over a half foot likely for much of the rest of NH as well as SW ME.
Winter’s final stand looks to be a pretty good one, so gear up! It’s not over til it’s over!
Today will feature clearing skies and warming temps but only after we sit through some morning fog and freezing fog, depending on your local temps. This should burn off by lunchtime or earlier leaving partly to mostly sunny skies for the afternoon hours. Highs will range from the upper 30’s north to the mid 40’s south. Don’t forget though, snow is on the way for Saturday!
Just wanted to pass along a little graphic I tweeted out this evening with a few thoughts on the potential for snow on Saturday. It’s a bit more technical than what I usually post but I know some may find it interesting so here’s a quick look “under the hood” of the forecast. I’ll provide more details as I figure them out this week but know snow is definitely a possibility for Friday night into Saturday!
Images from Alicia Bentley and Weatherbell. Click to enlarge.
Temps are a hair below freezing for most this morning which means that all of yesterday’s melt/rain has a nice slippery coating of ice this morning. Be careful as you’re heading out the door this morning! Temps will quickly warm up into the mid 30’s north and mid 40’s in SW CT with 40 degrees most likely in between. Skies will be cloudy but mainly dry with the only chance for light showers being later in the evening.
Today will feature a plethora of precip types as warm air tries to push into the area. Look for the southern immediate coast to get the rain, the coastal plain and foothills to get the freezing rain, and the northern mountains to see the sleet/snow. Slick roads for everyone! Use a little extra caution if heading out this morning with all the frozen precip. Rounds of light to moderate precip will continue through the afternoon hours while temps slowly warm up above freezing for everyone except the mountains. Highs along the coast will get up to around 40 while highs in the mountains will stay just below freezing.
Today will feature increasing clouds along with cool temps as our next system approaches from the west. Look for highs around freezing along the coast and in the upper 20’s in the mountains. These cold temps will set the stage for a very messy morning commute tomorrow featuring snow, sleet, and ice for much of the region. More on that either tonight or tomorrow morning depending on my schedule. Morning sun today will fade behind clouds approaching from the west ahead of the storm for tomorrow.
Today will feature more clouds than sun especially as we move towards the afternoon. This will be due to more overrunning overspreading the area as warm air tries to rise up and over the cold airmass currently in place. Temps will range from around freezing in the north to around 40 in SW NH. Precip will cross the area from time to time with light rain/snow showers expected. Snowfall accumulation could reach 1″ in the far north and outside of the mountains, no accumulation is expected even if some flakes do fall through the dry airmass.
Today will feature cloudy skies along with light rain and snow showers. Ptype will be determined by surface temps which will be a little over 32 at the coast and a little under in the mountains. As a result, look for rain to mix in along the coast with little to no accumulation. Farther inland, an inch or two is possible with temps near freezing. Precip arrives midday and is slow to move out this evening.
Today will feature almost the exact same weather as yesterday with the exception being winds slightly less strong. Temps will still remain below freezing region wide with highs in the 20’s north and low 30’s south and winds will still be gusty though we’ll be in 20-30mph territory rather than 40-50mph territory in terms of gusts.
Less cold air arrives tomorrow along with snow which could change to rain along the coast.
Today will feature partly to mostly sunny skies, morning snow showers/squalls, and afternoon blistery and cold weather. An Arctic cold front is driving SE across the area this morning and will be offshore by midday. Ahead of the front, snow showers and squalls are expected with impacts most pronounced in the mountains. Temps at the moment range from the low 20’s in the mountains to the low 30’s at the coast. Temps are expected to fall 10-15 degrees today despite the strong late March sun. This is due to a very cold airmass moving into the area on very strong NW winds. Gusts to 50mph are possible and as a result, wind advisories are up for the area through tonight when winds will die down a bit.
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