Wind-whipped snow Thursday morning served as the predecessor to the latest Arctic blast heading for Southern New England. The temperature will nosedive through the teens and single digits to near or below zero by dawn under partly cloudy to mainly clear skies. The wind will stay active out of the northwest, and wind chills of -10 to -15 are possible early Friday morning.
Friday afternoon looks very cold for early February, with the temperature struggling to reach 20° with a blend of clouds and sun. A 10 mph westerly breeze will make it feel more like the single digits in the afternoon. It will stay dry Friday night into Saturday morning. Friday night’s lows will be in the upper single digits to low teens.
Clouds will increase on Saturday, and snow showers are possible in the afternoon and evening. The latest trend is for the steadier snow to be north of the MA Pike, but a minor accumulation cannot be ruled out in RI and SE MA. Highs will be near 30 on Saturday.
There may be a break in the action for several hours Saturday night before snow redevelops by dawn on Sunday. The latest trend for the weather system is for it to develop a bit farther north than first expected, and that will have consequences in RI and SE MA. It looks like it will be cold enough for snow, but not by much. If the storm tracks even farther north than now forecast, than mix/rain will get involved near the coast. The snow looks fairly light on Sunday, with the potential for a couple of inches to accumulate during the day and evening.
A storm will develop south of Southern New England Sunday night into Monday. It does not look particularly intense, but it should be enough to keep light to moderate snow going through Monday into early Tuesday. Once again, if the storm develops farther north than now forecast, that will push the steady snow north into Northern New England. There is the potential for several inches of snow in Southeastern New England, but the forecast is by no means certain. We’ll continue to keep you updated at rightweather.com.
It looks dry in the midweek before an Alberta Clipper threatens with a touch of snow on Thursday. The overall pattern is quite cold – even for mid February.