Weekend storm

I haven't posted in the pat few days because there simply hasn't been much to talk about weather-wise in New England.

Yesterday's NWS forecast chart (NWS)

As shown in yesterday's National Weather Service forecast map, high pressure dominated for much of the country. The weather remains quiet until the weekend, as a cold front and low pressure system will bring some rain to southern New England with some mixing and snow to interior, mountainous areas.

Saturday Forecast Map (NWS)

There will be considerable moisture in the atmosphere, which will bring significant precipitation to some areas.

The storm track is still uncertain this far out and will become more clear as we approach the weekend. The GFS has the low tracking further to the east than most other models I have seen. If this track verifies, we could see less rainfall, and the mountains might not pick up too much snow.

Sat-Mon GFS (Tropical Tidbits)

For southern New England, this storm is looking like an all-rain event, as temperatures will simply be too warm to support any mixing.

(Tropical Tidbits)

In northern VT, NH, and western ME, however, there will be enough cold air to support accumulating snowfall.

While the details of this storm are still somewhat unclear, it's nice to have some more active weather to look at.