It’s a near miss to start the workweek as a potent low pressure system dives south of Southern New England. While the system has only brough some flurries for far southern areas, the storm has led to the issuance of a hurricane force wind warning for parts of the open Atlantic as continues to deepen this morning.
Locally speaking, cloud covered associated with this system is expected to push offshore through this morning giving way to partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures.
The next chance at some precipitation looks to arrive for late tomorrow morning in the form of some passing flurries as a decaying warm front lifts through the region.
Despite the limited sunshine, a milder west-southwest wind flow will help keep highs in the low 40s for tomorrow afternoon. A more appreciable chance for wet and wintry weather looks to arrive during the day Wednesday before continuing into the night. The current trends for this system favor more rain than snow, but a subtle shift in the placement of a stationary front will be the determining factor into who sees what.
The best chance for accumulating snow/sleet or freezing rain Wednesday will come for northern areas towards the Mass Pike. Be sure to stay tuned as the placement of the anticipated rain/snow line comes into better view over the next 36 hours. Overall precipitation amounts should remain under 0.5″, so even if it’s all rain and with the snow on the ground; we are not anticipating a widespread flood threat.
A more appreciable chance for widespread wintry weather makes it’s way into the region come Friday, potentially lingering into the weekend. Two major global models have hinted at the potential for at least some minor snowfall potential, so this is something we’ll be watching closely heading into the late week.
It’s still too early to have a very good grasp on the Friday through the weekend, and we’ll keep you up to date as the modeling works out inconsistencies…