Pattern Shifting
Many of us woke up to a few snow showers and/or a few showers.
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Overcast skies will begin to brighten by midday as drier air works in behind the weak cold front.
Watch Melissa's forecast:
Winds will be breezy as they'll be originating from the west. Highs will be climbing into the lower/middle 40s today.
Wednesday will provide us with plenty of sunshine with highs a tad cooler in the upper 30s to near 40F. The onshore winds will push us to more seasonal territory in terms of high temperatures.
Wednesday night through Thursday (~3am to ~3pm):
Clouds will be increasing early.
Starting early Thursday morning, the precipitationwill rush in as a low pressure system will be heading our way from the southwest.
These storm system contains an abundance of moisture, but the tough call is determining the precipitation type as well as the timing of the snow/mix/rain.
Yes, all three types of precipitation seem likely.
The precipitation will mostly likely begin as light snow for most of the area during the very early hours of Thursday morning (~3am).
Then, the transition will begin by the morning rush hour. This is where it gets tricky.
As the current models stand, it appears that the areas with the best chance of receiving the steadiest, heaviest snow will include the Worcester Hills to points north, including Fitchburg, Nashua, and Manchester.
These areas may see 3-6" of snow with a 6+" potential the farther north that you travel.
Cities and towns just north and west of 495 may see snow initially before seeing a rain/snow mix by midday.
These neighborhoods have the potential of receiving a coating to 2" of snow.
Then, Boston and points south of the Pike will most likely switchover to rain during the late-morning hours.
The Cape/Islands may receive approximately 1" of rain.
This is still 48 hours out and will need to be tweaked and fine tuned.
In the meantime, this is a general synopsis of what we may be dealing with this Thursday.
Another piece of energy sweeps through on Friday.
This will induce a few more snow showers/mix for the area. Colder air will be seeping southward during the day.
It's shaping up to be colder this weekend.
Melissa :)
