The current Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 pm this evening to noon on Thursday for most of Massachusetts and Rhode Island except for the immediate south coast. Also northern Connecticut. Conditions will begin to deteriorate this afternoon as rain overspreads the region from west to east, but the main concern is for a flash freeze between 10 pm and 4 am, as colder air rushes into the region, temperatures plummet into the teens and lower 20s, and roads quickly freeze over. A brief period of sleet and freezing rain is possible during the transition, followed by snow accumulations of 1-2” in most locations, and 2-4” north of Route 2. Light snow accumulations may hide some of the ice, and the Thursday morning commute may be icy. It will also be bitterly cold on Thursday, with strong winds (10-20 mph) with gusts up to 45 mph. Snow showers will continue Thursday morning before tapering off during the afternoon. Milder weather, with temps in the high 40s, returns on Friday and Saturday before another bout of colder air arrives on Sunday. It will be near perfect maple sugaring temperatures (above freezing during the day and below freezing at night) for all of next week. Look for another possible storm around this time next week.
And, finally, just to put things in perspective, below is a scene from yesterday in Nederland, Colorado (and you thought we had snow?!). Daniel Vardamis, long-distance, occasional contributor to Head in the Clouds Amherst, shared this pic of Elaine and Stella (the dog) navigating the snow near their home. (And trust me, Stella is in no way suffering - she loves it!) To read more about their daily adventures, visit Dan and Elaine's blog, MountainNomads.
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| Elaina and Stella (the dog) traverse the snow, 3/11/2014 Photo by Dan Vardamis (Nederland, CO) - see Mountain Nomads for more |
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