Winter Makes An Appearance
Winter is making a short-term appearance starting today. This morning is the first wave of precipitation which will be a plethora of precipitation...rain, sleet, and snow before transitioning to all rain. This 1st wave will move out ~9am, so the precipitation will taper through midday. A coating to 1" of snow may fall in areas (sticking to grassy surfaces) outside of 495 who get a quick burst of snow. Then, the 2nd wave of rain will move in, mainly after 4pm and lasting through ~10pm. This will be a rain event for Southern New England while Northern New England will get their best shot of accumulating snow. High temperatures will include a wide range...middle 30s far north and west of Boston, lower 40s in Boston, and middle 40s for the Cape/Islands.
This weekend will be a reminder that it is still winter. An upper level trough on saturday will lead to a' high pressure-dominated' Sunday. Saturday will include diurnal clouds...and a few snow showers for Northern New England. Otherwise, highs will be colder in the lower 40s, and the west winds will gust up to 45-60mph. Wind advisories and high wind watches are now in place for Saturday. Sunday will be less windy but colder with high temperatures in the upper 30s.
40s return early next week.
Happy FRRRiday!
~Melissa :)
