My apologies for not being as up to date with the previous system as I should have been. As fate would have it, I went home for the Holiday’s confident in an all rain forecast for Southern New England. Well while I was home and away from the computer guidance, the system decided to trend colder in the last 36 hours before the event. Which is why most of us started as snow before transitioning to rain. Eventually we all ended as snow, which is why the ground is covered with a nice coat of white right now.
Not much of a break for us between systems. The next one will be in here late Saturday afternoon and overnight. This one however looks to take a more Southerly track; just outside of the 40/70 benchmark. The 40/70 benchmark is 40 N by 70 W in latitude and longitude and happens to be a location where some of our bigger snow storms have tracked.
With this more Southerly track, we can expect this system to bring snow and snow only. Except for places on the Cape, where temperatures will go above freezing for a time and allow for a mix to occur.
We will have to watch this one closely because a 50 mile deviation in track would mean that snow totals either need to be raised significantly or lowered significantly. My snow map is posted below and I hold the right to change it as needed. Though I feel fairly confident in it right now.
What I am expecting from this system. A “jackpot” region of Northwestern CT, Northern RI, Northern Bristol County as well as Northwestern Plymouth County in MA.
Following this system, it looks like we will take a break from the active weather pattern we are in. But the alternative is that it will be bitterly cold at times for all of New England. Our coldest temperatures in a while are on their way for most of next week. Nighttime lows will fall as low as 10 in spots with highs only reaching the low 20s at times.
7 DAY FORECAST
Tonight: Lows around 20. Partly cloudy skies with very light winds.
Saturday: Partly cloudy to start; becoming overcast. Light snow begins falling around 3 pm and continues through the night. Highs in the mid 30s. See map above for snow totals.
Sunday: Snow ends some time around dawn. Clouds depart with skies becoming partly cloudy and eventually clear. Winds will begin to gust out of the northwest as high as 30 mph as the low pressure explodes to our east. Afternoon highs near 30.
Monday: Cold. Highs in the upper 20s with partly cloudy skies and west winds around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Bitterly cold across the North Country as highs only reach into the teens. Near 30 south.
Wednesday: Colder still as the average high across New England will be near 25.
Thursday: Partly cloudy with highs around 25.
Friday: Possibly the coldest day of the week with highs in the low 20s.
-Chris
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