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Even with raindrops, a wintry feeling continues
It’s generally not a great sign for weather in the days ahead when the meteorologist explains how a storm to the west can’t move in until a storm impacting us to the east moves out! That’s our setup in the coming days: Tuesday’s gloom and chill comes courtesy of a large, slow-moving storm over the western Atlantic, with an...
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Chilly air lingers for all behind epic weekend northern snow
After just shy of three feet of snow in northern New England this weekend, cold air remains in place for most of our six-state region with a persistent northeast wind. The cool wind flow is the product of a squeeze between high pressure — fair weather — over eastern Canada and a large low-pressure center — a storm — over…
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FIRST ALERT: Heavy rain south, major winter storm for northern New England on Saturday
A First Alert continues for the northern half of New England for Saturday as we await what will amount to a significant winter storm in Ski Country. While this is great news for skiers, winter storm driving conditions are anticipated throughout the day there. But first, we start with a quiet Friday – the dew point temperature, or measure of...
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A little luck? St. Patrick's Day weekend brings more dry hours than wet
A showery Friday has seen the bulk of the showers focused in the morning hours, though a few, occasional showers will continue passing though our New England skies during the remainder of the day. A brief period of southerly winds able to bump temperatures into the 50s and even a few 60s south of the Massachusetts Turnpike is giving...
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Spring is in the air — and rain should fall on St. Patrick's Day
Thursday is the preview of spring that many have been waiting for since it first appeared on our First Alert 10-day forecast. Inland communities Thursday afternoon will find temperatures rising into the lower to middle 60s – some 15 or more degrees above normal for the date — under a blend of sun and clouds. A warm front crossed New…
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Windy conditions continue, milder air arrives Tuesday
Our new week starts with blustery conditions regionwide, as a powerful storm near Halifax represents very low barometric pressure, while a large fair weather cell over the southeast United States represents high pressure. The difference in air pressure between those two systems is fueling a northwest wind gusting to 45 mph at times, only strong enough for isolated outages, but…
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Weekend storm brings rain, wind south, but some northern areas will see 6-12 inches of snow
The return of sunshine to New England Friday comes with a bubble of dry air behind one departing rainstorm and ahead of the next storm, set to deliver a shot of rain, snow and wind this weekend. Ahead of the next storm’s arrival, the busy northerly breeze Friday morning has been relaxing slowly but surely and will give way...
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Rainy and raw Thursday, mountain snow by late weekend
Although periodic rain continues through Thursday, the heaviest of the rain has fallen and very few spots are expected to see any new flooding of low-lying areas. That said, the roughly 2 inches of rain that fell across New England is still running through our streams and into our rivers, so some rivers are expected to flood Thursday night into…
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As cold air relaxes, a showery pattern lies ahead
Wind has dipped below damaging levels but continues to be blustery Thursday with wind chill values never rising out of the 20s at even the warmest time of the day, while actual high temperatures hover around 30 degrees. Sunshine fading behind building clouds that yield scattered snow showers with little impact will be ineffective in warming the air before the…
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Warm weather arrives; rain, wind and possible power outages on Wednesday
Temperatures more typical of middle April are unfolding across New England over the next couple of days, and this means highs in the 55 to 60 degree range for many, which will push records for warm daytime highs and nighttime lows, particularly in central and northern New England. This warmth comes ahead of a storm center in the nation’s midsection,…
