Wednesday’s weather: Sunny, with an arctic blast, high around 19; tracking weekend nor’easter

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Wednesday’s Weather

More arctic air will pour into New Hampshire on gusty northwest winds today into tonight. Cold sunshine will only push highs in the upper teens with the wind making it feel like the single digits.

Storm-tracking

A Nor’easter is expected to develop near the East Coast on Friday and track northeastward near New England Saturday. There is uncertainty in the track and strength of the system at this time range. Here are two possible scenarios The first scenario would give us a moderate snowstorm (6″+).
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The second scenario would give us heavy snow with blizzard conditions (12″+).
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5-Day Outlook Jan. 26- Jan. 30

Today: Mostly sunny, windy, and colder. High 19 (feel like 6) Winds: NW 10-20 mph
Tonight: Mainly clear and fridge. Low -1 (feel like -1) Winds: NW 5-10 mph
Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold. High 25 Winds: SW 5-10 mph
Thursday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 17 Winds: SSW 5-10 mph
Friday: Cloudy and not as cold with a few snow showers. High 33 Winds: Light & Variable
Friday night: Cloudy with snow showers to steady snow (1-2″). Low 22 Winds: NNE 5-15 mph
Saturday: Cloudy & windy with the potential for heavy snow (5-8″). High 27 Winds: NNE 20-30+
Saturday night: Windy with snow-to-snow showers (2-4″) late. Low 12 Winds: NNW 20-30+ mph
Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold with winds subsiding. High 23 Winds: NW 10-15 mph
Sunday night: Mainly clear and very cold. Low Near 0 Winds: NW 5-10 mph

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Winter Weather Watcher says: Looks like snow on the horizon, again.

Weather Patterns We’re Watching

The track of an ocean storm on Saturday could produce a major Nor’easter for New England with moderate to heavy snow with blizzard conditions possible.


Ski Report via Ski NH

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Summits above 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today:
Summits obscured. Highs around 3 below. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph… except northwest 35 to 45 mph at elevations above 5,000 feet. Wind chill values as low as 47 below.
Elevations between 2,500 and 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today:
Summits in and out of clouds in the morning, then becoming cloudy. Highs 6 below to 4 above zero. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 37 below.
Click below for ski conditions at your favorite resorts:

 

About this Author

Rick Gordon

Rick is a native of Red Hill, PA, and is a former Chief Meteorologist at WMUR-TV. He currently teaches ninth-grade physical science at Central High School. His past adventures in weather-watching include a stint as on-air meteorologist for WSEE in Erie, PA; meteorologist with D&M Weather Services in Pittsburgh, PA; AccuWeather in State College, PA; and weather guy for KDKA radio in Pittsburgh. He studied meteorology at Millersville University in Lancaster, PA (aka God’s Country) and currently lives in Wells Beach, Maine. 

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