Overnight: Light snow developing, rapidly changes to rain coast, increasing southeast wind with gusts over 50mph late, several inches of snow well inland by daybreak. Lows low/mid 20s, rising into the 30s coast.
MLK Day (Monday): Very windy with AM rain, few rumbles of thunder, snow well inland, changes to rain by the late AM, southeast wind gusting up to/over 60mph in the AM, localized damage and power outages, minor to moderate coastal flooding during late AM high tide. Highs upper 40s to 50 coast, 30s/40s inland.
Monday Night: Decreasing clouds, breezy, and cold with a stray flurry. Lows low to mid 20s.
High pressure provided New England with a tranquil winter day with no weather issues. Unfortunately, we’re about to see conditions rapidly go down hill overnight and into Monday!
A powerful low pressure system will track up the eastern United States Sunday night and arrive late at night into early Monday morning with snow -- changing to rain along the coast -- and heavy snow across the higher terrain inland from southern New England to northern areas.
When all is said and done, some areas may see over a foot of snow from the Berkshires into southern Vermont, through central/northern New Hampshire and into western Maine.
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It's great news for the ski resorts but travel will be tricky, so please be careful out on the roadways Monday.
The storm will also deliver a mighty blow to coastal New England, as we’ll see east/southeast winds increasing overnight into Monday morning. From 4 a.m. through the early afternoon, winds may exceed 60 mph at times, resulting in localized power outages.
The winds couldn’t come at a worse time, as they will coincide with the late morning high tide cycle, which may result in minor to moderate coastal flooding through the early afternoon.
Our team has issued a First Alert for Monday due to the many weather issues we will see across New England and will be updating the forecast as more information comes our way. Stay tuned!
