Hello all! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday break. As has been the pattern for what seems like two months now, there is another storm in the forecast for tonight. Tonight’s system will bring a wind swept rain to Southern New England and upwards of 1′ of snow to Northern New England. For you skiers, ski country has been cleaning up this fall and looks primed for an excellent winter season.

Monday 11 AM Radar – College of DuPage

Low pressure near Cleveland, Ohio that recently brought Blizzard conditions to parts of the Great Plains and Midwest is drifting northeast along the shores of Lake Erie. Ahead of the system, southerly winds are advecting moisture northward through the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast. Temperatures across the Mid-Atlantic, Upstate New York & Southern New England are too warm for snow, but eventually, moisture will make its way to central and northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine and fall as snow.

TIMELINE

In Southern New England, it is going to be a close call with regards to the evening commute tonight. The further northeast one resides, the better your chances for your commute not being impacted too badly. By 8 pm, rain has overspread much of the region and snow is beginning to fall in central New England.

8 PM Monday Evening – Tropical Tidbits

By midnight, a new area of low pressure has developed near Long Island and will drift northward into Southern New England. Rain is falling heavy across SNE and snow is piling up in the mountains.

Midnight Tuesday – Tropical Tidbits

By the morning commute, the low pressure center has moved northward into SNE and the heaviest of the precipitation has shifted into central and northern New England. One thing that this storm is going to do is turn on the lake effect snow machine for Lakes Ontario and Erie. With a northwest wind sweeping across the warm surface waters of the lakes, lake effect snow bands should set-up across upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.

7 AM Tuesday Morning – Tropical Tidbits

By Tuesday afternoon, the storm center has continued its drift northward, but not very far. Slow the snow should wind down, but not before upwards of more than a foot has fallen.

Noon Tuesday – Tropical Tidbits

WIND GUSTS

Overnight and during the morning hours, winds could be gusty at times, especially along the coastlines.

Potential Wind Gusts – WeatherBell

COASTAL FLOODING

The local National Weather Service offices have issued Coastal Flood Advisories for those locations from the Cape Cod Canal to Portland, Maine. The level of splash over is not expected to be too serious, but those locations that traditionally flood can expect to do so.

SNOWFALL

When all is said and done, ski country cleans up nicely and adds to its already impressive season totals.  The local NWS offices are forecasting the below snowfall amounts.

NWS Snowfall Forecasts

-Chris


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