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***A widespread light accumulating snowfall expected late Tuesday
into early Wednesday****

Tuesday and Tuesday night...


impressive shortwave energy will dive south of southern New England.
This will generate a weak wave of low pressure to our south and
setup an inverted trough.

With that said, expect dry weather to prevail Tuesday morning.  In
response to the approaching shortwave energy, light snow should
develop from southwest to northeast Tuesday afternoon into the early
evening.  Moist onshore flow and modest lift should allow for
periods of light snow to continue across the region Tuesday night.
Ptype should be snow for most locations, but enough boundary layer
warm air may arrive across the Cape and especially Islands for a
change to rain.

Overall, it looks like a 1 to 2 inch snowfall for most of the region
Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday with localized 3 inch
amounts. However, these inverted troughs are very difficult to
forecast even in the near term. Will have to watch the exact track
of the shortwave energy and potential for an enhanced
area of surface convergence.  Low level easterly flow, coupled with
steep mid level lapse rates/total totals in the 50s will result in
the risk for a localized narrow band or two of heavier convective
snow.  Whether this develops or even ends up across southern New
England is impossible to say at this time.  However, we will say
there is a low risk that a small area or two ends up with a
localized band of 4 to 6 inches of snow.
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1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Certainly was a head scratcher with some of those posts people had over the weekend. 

Looking forward to a nice wintry afternoon tomorrow.

Low level easterly flow, coupled with
steep mid level lapse rates/total totals in the 50s will result in
the risk for a localized narrow band or two of heavier convective
snow.  Whether this develops or even ends up across southern New
England is impossible to say at this time.  However, we will say
there is a low risk that a small area or two ends up with a
localized band of 4 to 6 inches of snow.

 

These are the situations in which SCT SRI and even SE Mass about 5 miles inland are a convergence zone and you end up with this west to east xzone of about 15 miles wide with heavy snow. Where that sets up shop will make the difference as to whether this is a nuisance event or a serious plowable outcome, it also could end up in LI or offshore. Some models bring it closer while others keep that contrast and uplift offshore. As pointed out last night total totals, lapse rates are pretty stout.

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1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

That's why you can't be a qpf queen. Eventually peeps will learn.

 

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Certainly was a head scratcher with some of those posts people had over the weekend. 

Looking forward to a nice wintry afternoon tomorrow.

Probably because best dynamics were north in every model run, don't know who was qpf queening over model output that matched dynamics. Looks better yesterday and today but Euro is a caution flag for best lift in Dendrite land, mood snows seem a lock, anything better? well we will see. 

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2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Yeah that's what stood out to me. Might be best near pike and south, but will shift north after 00z. 

Wouldnt be surprised if that first stuff overperforms. I'm always leery of vort energy traveling underneath us...it's hard not for there to be a fast response as soon as it hits the waters south of New England. 

Then the second round of energy behind it is what causes the IVT

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2 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Wouldnt be surprised if that first stuff overperforms. I'm always leery of vort energy traveling underneath us...it's hard not for there to be a fast response as soon as it hits the waters south of New England. 

Then the second round of energy behind it is what causes the IVT

It's a cold atmosphere with 50kts at 850 gliding up and over. Good ratios too. 

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