With the season’s first snowfall, snow depth and forecasts have returned. Until Northfield Mountain reopens for skiing, this page will not include trail reports. Storm animations are in the pipeline.
Stay tuned and don't touch that dial … you don't know where it's been!
Forecast Discussion
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1132 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012
...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SOME ICE TO
THE INTERIOR OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...
* LOCATIONS...CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF...
GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW MIXING WITH ICE.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH
UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND OR FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 1
AM AND 4 AM THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.
* FORECAST UNCERTAINTY...HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW
AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING WILL BE ACROSS NORTHWEST
MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE COUNTY OF FRANKLIN. LOWER
PROBABILITIES ELSEWHERE.
Accurate time from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
NOAA Weather Radio
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NOAA Weather station WXM68 in Marlboro, Vermont, has the best coverage of Northfield Mountain and the Connecticut River Valley. Despite wunderground's claims, the above transmission is not coming from Windsor, Vermont. The broadcast comes from WXM44 in Hanover, New Hampshire, and gives frequent summaries of conditions atop peaks over 4000 feet high in New Hampshire.
Southern New England Amateur Radio SKYWARN
Pinpoint Doppler
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Weather Underground Radar
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NWS Albany Radar Map
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WEATHER.NET Ski Map
Animated Northeast Map
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Northeast Infrared Map
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Animated Northeast Infrared Satellite
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Animated Northeast Map
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Animated U. S. Radar
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Animated U. S. Weather
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Satellite Infrared
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Caleb Weatherbee, official forecaster for the Farmers’ Almanac, predicts above-normal temperatures across most of the northeastern U.S. A very active storm track will bring much heavier-than-normal precipitation to the Northeast. Because of above-normal temperatures, much of the precipitation will likely be rain or mixed precipitation, although, during February, some potent East Coast storms could leave heavy snow, albeit of a wet and slushy consistency.
To see snowfall totals and climate data for other years, visit
NRCC.
Blizzard of 2 February 2011
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Snow Cover from Storm of February 2, 2011
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Snow Cover
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One Year Ago ... February 2, 2010
Snow Cover February 2, 2010.
Historic Winter Storm February 2, 2011
View from NASA GOES-13 satellite.
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The Big Chill January 28, 2011
How cold was it? The mercury dropped to record lows the night of January 23 to 24. Wind chill made the weather seem even colder. Lows near Northfield Mountain reportedly ranged from -16° to -22°.
Click the map to the left to view a larger version showing temperature readings throughout the northeast on the evening of the chill.
Almanac Calendar November 1, 2011
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Create your own almanac calendar each month to show times of sunrise and sunset, length of day, times of moon rise and set, phase of the moon, and more. To get started, visit www.sunrisesunset.com.
September 26, 2011
The 12th Annual Southern New England Weather Conference will provide a forum for weather enthusiasts and professionals to gather and share their knowledge and expertise regarding topics such as winter weather forecasting, severe weather, hurricanes, advances in meteorology, and emergency preparedness. The conference will be held Saturday October 22nd, 2011 in Canton, Massachusetts.