Snow has arrived and will remain entrenched through the night. Cyclogenisis has begun and 2-4″ per hour snowfall rates will be common inland ( 15 miles inland from the coast.) and 3″ per hour rates at the coast though inefficient accumulation will lead to lesser totals. Thunder will be likely at the peak intensification time ( 10pm-2am)
Snow amounts stay the same.
-JAck
7:45 pm EST Thursday 2-23-12:
New forecasts coming in now and still trending cooler. This means that the secondary low will develop more quickly and reach a greater intensity before being driven off by approaching high pressure that will be building in for Saturday.
Low will approach the area tonight and snow will start at around 5:30am. Little accumulation before dawn but this thin layer will set the stage for more efficient accumulations with heavy snows later. Heavy snow will come with the 2nd low forming roughly 50 miles NE of Boston. This new low will start out fairly strong and will continue to deepen though cyclogenisis is not expected at this point. The new low will start to pull in sufficient cold air starting around 11:00. Warm air advection (which is warm air interacting with cold air usually overtaking it and produces precipitation) will be halted or significantly slowed by this point due to cool air being wrapped in by this point by the secondary low.
East winds brought on by the secondary low passing south of us will draw in warmer air along the coast and we will see a change to sleet possibly mixing with rain.
Snow amounts: Southern York County: 1-3″
Coast north of Portland to 20 miles inland: 3-5″
Inland and foothills: 4-6″
Mountains: 6-10″
Stay tuned!
-Jack
Warm air will continue to push northward today and will have everyone over to rain with the exception of the north and mountains where cold air and snow will hang on for the remainder of the day. Even in the mountains, a change to freezing rain is expected dropping around .15-.3″ of ice. The whole storm clears out late this evening leaving a goregoues weekend for all.
Today a cold front moved through the area bringing in cooler temps for the week topping out wednesday in the mid to lower 30s for southern NH and southern ME 30s south into CT and 40s South to Philadelphia. 50s into VA and MD. Thursday will be similar and partly cloudy like wednesday. Friday will feature precipitation in northern NE but is a little early to go into details.
Stay tuned!
-Jack
The week leading up to the new year will feature 2 main storm systems. One will hit wenesday and continue into thursday. The second is slated to hit Friday.
These systems are far out in the forecast and we will continue to monitor the latest forecasts
Stay tuned!
-Jack
FRIDAY 6:15 am
As I write this, the snow/rain line is bouncing around. It is frusterating to watch the rain.snow line retreating a few miles up the coast, and have it advancing on me. Snow/rain will wrap up around noon today with flurries and showers remaining this afternoon.
5 day forecast as of 6:15 am Friday
Tonight: Few snow showers with temps in the teens.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with highs in the 20s and lows around 10
Christmas: Mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 30s and lows in the lower 20s
Monday: Rain and snow showers with highs in the low to mid 30s and lows in the mid 20s
Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 30s and lows in the upper 20s
Wednesday: sun mixed with a few clouds with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s
Enjoy the holidays!
Stay tuned!
-Jack
As we look ahead into the 7 day forecast, it looks like a quiet week leading up to NewYears day. Exept, for Friday, when a storm system passes off to the south. This should bring 1-3″ of snow for much of the area. Saturday looks quiet and cool with temps topping out near 30. Also there is a possible storm for wendsday.
Stay tuned!
-Jack
We are tracking a snowy end to the workweek for much of New England and upstate New York. Snow will move in tonight and will continue falling through the day friday. Snow may mix in with sleet or even rain along the extreme coast (eg. islands and tips of peninsulas) and that could hold down total accumulations there.
ACCUMULATIONS
1-3″ along the coast inland to around Fryburg, North to around Agusta, South to Rhode Island, and Northeast to Mount Desert Island. Areas within a 30 mile radius of that should expect a coating to around 2″.
TEMPERATURES
Temps will rise to around the freezing mark on Friday at the coast. Highs in the 20’s inland.
Stay tuned!
-Jack
The track of this storm takes it into the gulf of maine which means that we will be on the cold side of the storm. As a result anywhere from 5-12″ of snow can be expected across the area excluding york county where 1-4″ are expected.
Stay tuned!
-Jack
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