As the arctic grip lessens throughout today and Sunday, we’re watching our next system come in with some disorganized potential. I say disorganized because it doesn’t look like the classic nor’easter; the phasing is slightly off but good enough to develop a potentially significant snowfall, not only for New England but for much of the Northeast, with only little chances for mixing.
Canadian Surface Map 4pm Monday
Snow moves into the New England resorts before sunrise Tuesday morning. Banding should be well-formed at this point and moves in without much wasted time. The bulk of organized precipitation departs Loon around 7pm Tuesday. With the low stalling a bit in the Gulf of Maine, the bulk of the organized precipitation does not depart the Sunday River & Sugarloaf until nearly sunrise Wednesday morning. High confidence in 6-10″, moderate to high confidence in 10-14″ (for Sunday River & Sugarloaf – Loon should stay in the 6-10″ range) including the wrap-around snow showers that go through Wednesday.
Beyond this system, wind will stay elevated through Thursday, before we start to feel the influence of our temperature moderation and next system. It’s a fairly quiet weather pattern for Boyne Highlands until Friday when a low comes in with some snow, possibly mixed with rain, before moving to the Northeast. There are differing opinions on how this system progresses – but would not be surprised to see some rain involved in it at some point for both Michigan and New England heading into next weekend. Another shot of cold air will follow behind this system into the second week of February.