A new layer of snow, up to 2 inches thick, fell overnight. The roads were really good Friday morning with temperatures hovering around 32, and the rock salt on the pavement did the job.
Snow continues to fall throughout the day in separate areas, with active northwesterly winds blowing. Some strong snow showers may develop on the back side of the departing low pressure. This may be related to the Norlon Basin which is helping to increase the snow in an isolated area, which appears to be around the middle of the Maine coast and the islands towards Penobscot Bay.
Meanwhile, the mountains will continue to see snow showers through Friday afternoon, bringing an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow to the peaks. As our winds intensify through Friday afternoon, we could see some snow blowing/drifting north, with isolated areas of damage or outages.
The highest winds are expected to be at higher elevations, and across Cape Cod with west winds gusting to 50 to 60 mph. By mid-afternoon, winds will calm down and highs will be in the 30s. Friday night, we see lows in the 20s, so it turns icy.
Saturday brings us a chance of light mountain snow, with the system also moving south. Scattered snow fell Friday night into Saturday morning, producing layers less than an inch thick.
Temperatures remain in the mid 30s throughout the weekend and the emerging sun returns on Sunday. Late Sunday, another shear system passes to our north and could swing in another quick chance of snow showers from Mass Pike and northern areas.
The high temperature on Presidents Day will be around 40 with full sun, which is a great start to the school holiday week!
Temperatures will remain in the low 40s with dry weather through next weekend. Chance of snow returning by the end of the ten days.
