Good afternoon atmospheric audience! I wanted to briefly address the timing and totals on this late afternoon into evening clipper for New England as well as my initial thoughts on the potential for this weekend I alluded to on last Friday’s post.
OK, let’s discuss the details of our next moderate snowfall, a clipper clipping New England later this afternoon into the overnight hours. The fluff factor will be high as this is an easy shoveling powdery event.
In terms of timing, for New Hampshire snow begins between 4-5pm in Keene moving east towards the Seacoast between 5-6pm, on into coastal Maine from 6pm onward.
Snow tapers off in most NH between 12am and 2am, continuing later into the overnight hours across Central and Northern Maine. Further south into Boston, Rhode Island and the Cape, snow moves in between 5-6pm, ending between 3-5am.
Given the fluff factor, snow ratios will be a little higher. I expect a general 3-5″ across the region, up to a half a foot in the Whites. Another sneaky Norlun trough could impact the Mid-Coast and Down East regions of Maine later Wednesday into early Thurs with up to 6″+ (wrap around squalls for NH Wed/Thurs poss for NH).
Tri-State Impact
For those traveling later tonight between 9pm and 2am across NJ, Hudson Valley and the 5 boroughs, you may encounter icy conditions. Freezing rain is possible so plan accordingly.
Possible White Valentines Day (Sat) for the Greens, Whites and Maine!
Ski and snowmobiling lovers behold, the winter that keeps on giving! Details on amounts too early to say but will keep you posted for another clipper on its way for mountains this Saturday.
President’s Day Storm Lurking
As alluded to on my previous post last Friday, a major storm for this Sunday into Monday is still on the table. Global models and ensembles can’t seem to make up their minds at the moment. Given it still 5 to 6 days away and not on the map yet, many factors are still uncertain. I would suggest ignoring your point and click weather apps, and social media hype or conversely, there’s “no storm guaranteed” at this point. Either a more progressive out to sea track, or a deepening negative trough which dumps liquid gold on the I95 corridor are up for grabs. I’m still leaning on the latter so stay tuned for updates in the coming days.
That’s it for now. Enjoy the more “seasonal” temperatures for the Northeast finally. But while the center of the country and Southeast trend above normal, not for us. Temps will be at to below normal the rest of the month, along with multiple storm threats on the table. If you’re thinking “ugh”, wait till you see my March thoughts. OK, I’m done for now. I’ll be back with details on the weekend storm threat shortly and remember, weather never sleeps!