We will be watching a weak area of low pressure, moving across the northern tier of the country, this will send some snow Tuesday night into Wednesday, temperatures will around 30. Not expecting any type of blockbuster storm, but the timing of the event is the problem as it will likely impact the Wednesday morning commute. ‘
A general swath of 2-5 inches of snow (purple). Within this area some locations will see higher amounts do to mid level atmospheric dynamics, but where is sweat spot forms is difficult to pin point. Expect the lower end of the range as in general the snow should be light.
A warm up is expected following the system with highs in the 40s for the weekend.
It won’t take much for the colder air up in Canada to move down into the region, at the moment warmer pacific Air looks to dominate the Lower 48, limiting the length of any real cold.
Forecast of the Merrimack Valley
Tuesday. Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid to upper 20s
Tuesday night. Periods of snow developing west to east. South to North after midnight. Cloudy, lows in the 20s.
Wednesday. Cloudy periods of snow, Snow ending late. Highs in the upper 20s to low 30s.
Wednesday night. Cloudy, chance of snow showers early. lows in the 10s
Thursday through Friday. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s
Saturday and Sunday, Partly cloudy during the days, cloudy at night, highs in the 30s but upper 30s to low 40s south. Lows in the upper 20s.
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