Happy Friday!
We are in the midst of the coldest 24-hour period of the season thus far. If you stepped outside today, you know…The winds are howling and making it feel like single digits and teens.
It will be a slow climb out of the freezer in the next 24-48 hours…
The winds will slacken a bit by Tomorrow but still be quite busy. At least the high temperatures will start to inch in the right direction.
Remember that sunny, dry, quiet stretch we had going? Those days are long gone.
There are several chances of rain, snow and ice coming up in the next week.
Of immediate concern, there is likely to be some light snow Saturday night through early Sunday, mainly between 10pm and 7am.
It will be light and somewhat spotty in southern New England, but could be enough to whiten roads and cause some slippery travel overnight.
Accumulations will be light, but enough to whiten some roadways and walkways by Sunday morning.
We generally expect a coating to an inch of snow for most of the area south of 495 and route 2.
We are forecasting 1-3″ of snow closer to the MA/NH border and all areas northward. This would include northernmost Essex, Middlesex and Worcester counties.
Skies will clear quickly Sunday morning and temperatures will finally get back to around normal!
Next week looks very active and potentially messy. There is a chance for some precipitation just about every day.
Round 1 arrives late Monday and could feature a mix of rain, ice and snow. We will have much more on this storm in the coming days.
One final note…
Over the next few days we will experience the earliest sunsets of the year…next week we start going the other way!
Despite this, the shortest day of the year isn’t for another few weeks, on the Winter Solstice.
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