Monday, March 19, 2007

Forecast for 3/20 and 3/21
The first day of spring won’t feel so much like the spring we love and know. Temperatures today will only top out at 39 degrees. Winds will be strong however behind the system from last night with steady winds of 15- 25 mph and gusts up to 41 mph.

Tonight will be clear and cold feeling more like January then March with temperatures in the single digits. Winds will remain strong until tomorrow morning with steady winds in the 20mph range. This will be one of the last Wind chill nights that you have to worry about as the combination of cold air and strong winds will persist. Low of 8.

Tomorrow will see sunny skies and mild temperatures with highs reaching near 40.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Forecast for 3/19 and 3/20/2007:

A small system will move its way across the area today this afternoon bringing with it some rain and snow showers. The most of the day will see cloudy skies with a sprinkle or two before 3pm. High reaching to 41 degrees.

Then showers will move in and will chance over to snow around 9pm. Any accumulation will be light. Overnight low of 28 degrees.

Coming in behind the storm on Tuesday will be clear skies with some strong winds at 15-25mph and gusts up to 35mph. High of 39.

Tomorrow night will be clear and cold with a low dipping down to 11 degrees.

Friday, March 09, 2007

Forecast for 3/9, 3/10, 3/11/07:

The cold snap has finally broken today with a high getting up to 32 degrees. Today will see partly cloudy skies with increasing clouds toward the late afternoon. Winds light at 5-10 mph.

Mostly cloudy to night with a low only getting down to 21 degrees..

Tomorrow will be the start of the warming trend that we will have for the next several days. A system will make its way in to the area on Saturday bringing with it some rain showers. High tomorrow will be near 48 degrees with a nighttime low of 37. Rain amounts near a quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday will see more of the warm temperatures with a high expected near 50 degrees. The rain showers will taper off in the morning with clearing throughout the rest of the day. About a tenth of an inch expected to fall on Sunday. Low Sunday night near 26 degrees.

Next week looks even warmer with highs consistently topping out in the 50s.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Forecast for 3/6 and 3/7/07:

Today will see mostly sunny skies with blustery wind conditions. The high will only reach to 15 degrees today and in combination with the strong winds the wind chills will be well into the negatives.

Tonight will continue to enjoy the clear conditions but will have a low that will be dangerously cold. The overnight low in the city will be Zero degrees with a chance for going negative in the suburbs. The wind chills will remain in the negatives tonight so make sure you bundle up when you venture outdoors.

A clipper system will make its way into southern New England during the day tomorrow but should remain well south of the mass pike giving the Lowell region just cloudy skies. High tomorrow will be topping out at 23 degrees.

The storm will clear out of the area tomorrow night and will leave partly cloudy skies with a low of 6.

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Forecast for 3/5 and 3/6/2007:

Today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance for a passing snow shower or two this afternoon. High temperature topping out at 37 with west winds between 10- 15 mph.

Tonight will have decreasing clouds becoming clear overnight. Temperatures will be bitter cold with a low dipping down to 3 degrees. Winds may be strong with steady winds of 15 mph and gusts up to 25.

Tuesday's forecast shows partly cloudy skies with the cold temperatures sticking around. High only getting up to 19 degrees, with blustery winds of 20 mph and gusts up to 35 mph.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Forecast for 3/2 , 3/3, 3/4/2007

The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Advisory for our area this morning. The snow will continue to come down straight through the morning rush hour with some occasional sleet mixed in. The storm will start its changeover from snow and sleet to rain starting around 11 this morning as the temperatures will push above the freezing mark. The rain may be heavy at times today as this storm is a very moisture heavy storm. The high today will top out at 39 degrees. Total snow accumulations before the rain starts will be around 4-7 inches.

The bulk of the storm will clear out by this evening with just a few remnant rain and snow showers possible. Low this evening will be warm at 28 degrees, with a westerly 10 mph wind.

Saturday will see partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for a passing rain or snow shower. The high tomorrow will be 47 degrees, with an overnight low tomorrow night of 27 degrees.

Sunday will have more of the same as Saturday with partly cloudy skies and a high of 42.