Active Week Ahead

Last winter, our problem was warmth. This winter, while warm at times, I think most of you would agree that cold air hasn't been an issue! I mean, we are going on 100 hours now of our temperatures being below 32 degrees. Even for New England, that is a long cold outbreak!

But as we know in the weather world,changes are ahead. Not for tonight however. Take a look at the current afternoon temps in the area.

There is still plenty of cold air for everyone.In fact, some new guidance suggests that the while the rest of us see some moderation in the temperature department over the next few days, northern New England will hang on to that Arctic air through the weekend.

As for any snow, well the fishies are going to get a good storm, but not us. Take a look one model run from this afternoon.

We see here that the energy diving from the mid-west eventually develops into a decent storm, just too far offshore. We have seen this happen with our last 3 potential storms. There is not one exact cause for why this is happening, but one definite reason is the strength this pool of cold air has. Just look at how dry and cold the air mass is above our heads.

This weekend, the dry and cold air wins out, giving us a shot at some snow showers tonight but thats all. We went 0 for 3 this week. That is starting to look like Paul Pierces first quarter scoring line.

Next week looks like an active weather pattern. The cold ail will back off a bit and give way to a warm up by mid week. By Wednesday and Thursday, we should see temps in the mid 40's.  Wednesdays high temps are shown below.

But this comes with a price. Two storms will make a run at us as our boundary between warm and cold air becomes very sharp. Both will feature a whole mixed bag of precipitation types, including ice. Interior areas should be cautious of the Mon/Tues and Wed/Thur time frame. But of course, I will have more about that next week! Enjoy the weekend!

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