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Parts of New England could see 6 inches of snow this weekend
The excitement is rising as our probability for snow continues to increase for Sunday night in New England. First we enjoy a little warmup and a little chance for rain on Saturday. Today our temps are warm enough to melt away some ice and a little snow we picked up on Cape Cod last night (around 0.5”). Overnight lows drop...
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As temps fall, we ice over again with overnight lows in 20s
Sunday was super bright as you were out and about, hopefully you had your sunglasses on this high “albedo” day — this is when the sunlight is reflected the most…lowest albedo is when the sunlight hits black asphalt and is mostly absorbed. The sunshine is one thing, but when the sunlight reflects off fresh snowfall, that’s an extra bright day!...
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Snow showers dropping blanket of white on New England
Snow showers are welcoming us into the weekend. Light accumulations will be found all over New England as a coastal storm heads off the Outer Banks way, way, to our south. Snow ratios are around 15:1 with colder temperatures aloft and this means a fluffy consistency for most of the northeast. Some areas at the coast and along the Cape...
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Quadrantid meteor shower to be visible all weekend over New England
The wind remains persistent through this weekend. However, each day it decreases a bit. Wind damage and outages were found across New England from Thursday’s winds of 50-60 mph in some spots. In fact, Boston saw a 58 mph gust on Thursday. On Friday, we expect winds to peak around 40 mph from the west/northwest. That means our wind chills will be in the...
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New Year's Eve stays mostly dry, with raindrops falling as the ball drops
The dry weather continues through much of this New Year’s Eve…until midnight. High temps top off in the low 50s again with a mix of clouds and sun. As you head to First Night festivities in Boston, our next low pressure system heads in from the Midwest. The showers begin right around midnight and will last through daybreak on New...
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First Night forecast calls for rain; another chance for snow next week
Our Monday started off rather soggy as a cold front moved through. This brought 0.5 inches to 1 inch of rainfall through much of New England. We continue to dry off Monday afternoon with some lingering showers or sprinkles through sunset. With a breeze from the southwest, the roads dry off fast, but the lawns may stay muddy as you get the...
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FIRST ALERT: Snow totals for Friday-Saturday storm upgraded, 3-6 inches for some
3:30 p.m. update from Chief Meteorologist Pete Bouchard: Snow continues through the evening, gradually wrapping up between 9-11 p.m. The snow intensity will vary through the afternoon drive, with some spots seeing up to 1 inch per hour. Roads are slippery and traffic is pretty nasty with the approaching holiday. Cold air rushed in earlier than anticipated with this event....
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Showers and flurries this week, but will we have snow on Christmas?
We had a little taste of true winter in southwestern New England on Monday morning as a quick moving system passed south of us. Temperatures were cold enough to support 1-2 inches of snow in parts of western Massachusetts and Connecticut and a coating of snow in northern Rhode Island. Even though it was cold enough for some snow, it wasn’t...
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How much snow will we see in New England this winter?
We have an odd relationship with winter forecasts. On one hand, we know that it’s impossible to pin down three months of howling winds, snowstorms, freakish warmups, bitter blasts and an early/late arrival to spring, but we still want something — anything — that could give us a hint at what’s to come. Perhaps it gives us something to think...
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TIMELINE, IMPACTS: When and where we could see snow Thanksgiving week
Our pattern has flipped and we now have a “cornucopia” of unsettled weather and precipitation types in our Thanksgiving outlook. A strong low pressure system continues to meander across New England on Friday and through the weekend. By late Saturday into Sunday, the low is over the Canadian Maritimes but will still affect our weather pattern. On Friday, our scattered rain...
