Wet weather could slow travel in New England this week
by Storm Team 10 Meteorologists
The first of two rounds of rain for Thanksgiving week moves in Tuesday, but impacts will be generally low.
After a dry morning commute, scattered rain is expected from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. before the rain works to pull away before the evening commute.
Read more below on the day-to-day breakdown of our weather conditions this week.
Tuesday: Only a few hours will be slow today due to rain. The day will start dry before showers develop in the mid to late morning hours. Rain may become steady briefly, but activity tapers by 2-4 PM.
Expect rain during the morning and early afternoon on Tuesday
Rainfall accumulations will be less than 0.25″ for most.
Potential rainfall totals through tomorrow evening. (WJAR)
- Storm Team 10 Radar: Track live radar before hitting the roads.
Wednesday: The Northeast will be in between storm systems, allowing for solid travel day before Thanksgiving. Expect dry weather and seasonable temperatures on Wednesday, but no guarantees about the traffic!
The day before Thanksgiving will be dry in between storm systems. (WJAR)
Thanksgiving: Is shaping up to be the worst day to travel this week. A stronger area of low pressure develops and moves north across New England through the day. This will lead to steady all-day rain in southern New England, and south of the Mass Pike.
Thanksgiving will be the worst day to travel this week, as a stronger area of low pressure develops and moves north across New England. (WJAR)
Expect a soaking rain for Southern New England and the potential for accumulating snow in northern New England, especially in Vermont, northern New Hampshire, and northern Maine. The Berkshires of western Massachusetts could also see a period of snow or a wintry mix on Thursday depending on the track of the storm. Some areas could see several inches of snowfall above 1,500 feet.
Expect rain for Southern New England and potential for accumulating snow in northern New England. (WJAR)
Black Friday: Drier and colder conditions as people head home from their holiday feasts and go out to do some holiday shopping.
The area of low pressure that brought rain on Thursday will be moving out, with a colder airmass rushing in behind the departing storm. An isolated shower is possible early, along with some high elevation snowfall in northern New England, but limited travel issues as a result of the departing system.
A gusty wind will make wind chills feel like the 30s for most of the day on Friday, so bundle up as you head out.
Black Friday is trending drier as low pressure moves out, but it will turn colder and windy. (WJAR)
Storm Team 10 will keep you updated as we get closer to Thanksgiving.
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