More snow for the Mid-Atlantic and New England this time too

Posted by Danielle Niles February 8, 2010 at 9:20 am

The clean up continues across the Mid-Atlantic this Monday morning after a historic winter storm brought feet of heavy snow to the region this past Friday and Saturday. Baltimore, MD saw just over 2 FEET of snow from the storm, bringing their seasonal snowfall total to 60.4″, 4 FEET above what they would have normally received by now! Check out some of the other snowfall totals across the Mid-Atlantic! Here in New England, we’ve had above average snowfall amounts thus far this winter too, with Boston, MA running 3.7″ above the average, and Burlington, VT, an impressive 17.8″ above the norm.

With snow on the mind, we now turn our attention to the central U.S. where another storm is taking shape, slated to impact the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by midweek. We’ll talk more about that in a second, but for now let’s focus on today’s weather -and the details are pretty straightforward.

Cold Canadian high pressure is holding strong to our north, which in turn means fair weather for us in New England. Aside from some North Country snow showers, sun and clouds will dominate. Expect temperatures in the 20s in northern New England, to the 30s south, although the wind will be active out of the northwest bringing an added chill to the air.

Back off to our west, moisture and energy from the northern Plains and the Gulf of Mexico will merge into a storm system that will stretch throughout Plains and southeast U.S. As the low intensifies off the North Carolina coastline on Tuesday night, it will run into cold, dense air, causing snow to increase in coverage and intensity across the Mid-Atlantic.

Snow will develop in New England from south to north on Wednesday morning as the storm tracks just south of Nantucket. The snow will fall heavily at times during the afternoon and evening, tapering in intensity and amount the farther north you head. Our current thinking is that southern New England could see 6″-12″, with the highest amounts over eastern MA. Of course any shift in the track would also mean a shift in the axis of heaviest snowfall. Tree and powerline damage and blowing snow will also be a concern as winds pick up out of the northeast, gusting over 40 mph at times through Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Cold and dry weather will resume for the end of the week and the upcoming weekend with temperatures running slightly below average.

We’ll continue to nail down the details on this upcoming storm, and keep you posted on any changes along the way.