MANCHESTER, NH — According to the New Department of Transportation, the weekend weather forecast has the Turnpikes Bureau pre-treating the Everett Turnpike in preparation for the chance of light wintry precipitation beginning Friday and continuing through Saturday night.
The outlook, according to the National Weather Service, includes the possibility of light freezing drizzle, light snow, and sleet particularly overnight Friday into Saturday in Manchester.
In the bigger picture, light freezing drizzle or light sleet may fall across much of New Hampshire starting between 4 and 6 p.m. Friday. Along the coast it will likely be just drizzle or rain. Northern parts and higher elevations will likely continue to see freezing drizzle or light sleet. Saturday temperatures will go above freezing for much of the state and precipitation will likely turn to just drizzle. Sunday, expect rain for much of the state, with maybe some rain/snow mix in central New Hampshire.
Here’s the rundown for Manchester (ending as we like to do, on a sunny note) according to the Weather Service:
Friday
A slight chance of drizzle after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday night
A chance of freezing drizzle after 10 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Cloudy, with a high near 38. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday night
A 50 percent chance of rain after 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Rain. High near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent.
Sunday night
A chance of rain before 7 p.m., then a chance of showers after 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
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