Video: Messy storm hits with snow, rain and wintry mix

Matt Hoenig takes a look at the travel implications for Thanksgiving Day and when the snow will be heaviest.

Updated: November 28, 2024, 5:34 a.m. EST

Good morning and happy Thanksgiving. A severe storm with wintry rain and snow is approaching in the next few hours. The heaviest of these will fall today in the shortest possible time. And as the evening progresses, there is a chance of several inches of snow falling, particularly at higher elevations, making for a very difficult journey later in the day. And there is a risk of isolated power outages due to heavy wet snow in some parts of the state. The best time to travel locally across the state is around mid-morning. After that, the rain and snow will really increase until this afternoon. For many, the trip will have a significant impact due to the weather, as the rain and snow will slowly set in with good weather. Here’s a look at our latest snowfall forecast with some very minor changes since early this morning, mostly just for far southern New Hampshire. In places like Concord, Manchester and Nashua, we cut the totals just a little bit. We may apply up to an inch of slushy coating in the Merrimack Valley after most of the storm ends in rain. But there could be some brief snowfall by this evening. The same applies to the greater Dover and Rochester areas. But once you get north and west of Concord and start climbing in elevation, snow quickly piles up from the Bead Knock region all the way up to Lake Sunapee and Plymouth. There is a chance of 5 to 9 inches of snow. This also applies to portions of the Mount Washington Valley points north up through Pinkham Notch and into the Route 16 corridor of Coos County. A little lower. The snowfall will be heavy and distributed along the banks of the Connecticut River, around three to four inches in the valleys there. And locally even five, especially on hilltops. Here’s the storm this morning, lots of heavy rain and snow breaking out across New York and Pennsylvania and all of that moving our way over the next few hours. Some light rain and snow will break out of central and southern New Hampshire at 78 this morning. But even at this point the road conditions are still fine. The precipitation will slowly but surely increase in intensity until midday. And around midday, travel conditions really start to deteriorate, particularly in areas north and west of the state capital. From Ra Manchester to Nashua and eastwards it is mainly raining. Therefore, I think travel in the afternoon hours is perfectly fine over much of Rockingham County, as well as higher elevations in the Met Knock region up to Lebanon in the Lakes Region. *** Heavy, moderate to heavy snowfall is expected this afternoon. And by early evening, the rain could actually briefly turn back to snow in places like Rochester, Manchester and Nashua. We could get a damn slushy layer on top of an inch of snow. It looks like the worst travel conditions will end around 89 this evening and the storm will die down shortly afterwards. See you tomorrow morning. I think the weather will improve significantly, some sunshine, but there may still be a few slippery spots, especially anything wet and untreated overnight could ice up again for Concord. I think we’ll see basically no snow this afternoon. Around three o’clock today there may be a chance of some deposits forming on grassy areas, with perhaps one to two centimeters still possible after dark this evening. But in a damn place like Wolfeboro the snow breaks out later in the morning, an inch off the ground. By lunchtime we could have a few inches of thick, wet snow on the ground starting around three or four o’clock, and Wolfeboro could end up with about 5 to 6 inches of snow. By the time the storm ends this evening, overnight temperatures will fall below freezing again. Therefore, anything wet and untreated is likely to freeze. Be particularly careful on secondary and secondary roads until early Friday, but the weather will be better on Friday itself. There may be a quick snow shower or two in the mountains tomorrow. Otherwise it will be partly sunny and windy with temperatures around 40°C. *** Good day to do some shopping on Black Friday or even do some Christmas tree shopping on the weekend. It’s cool. It’s windy, the sky is partly sunny and there’s a blisteringly cold spell on the horizon with temperatures in the 30s for most of next week.

Video: Messy storm hits with snow, rain and wintry mix

Matt Hoenig takes a look at the travel implications for Thanksgiving Day and when the snow will be heaviest.

Updated: November 28, 2024, 5:34 a.m. EST

On Thanksgiving Day, New Hampshire will be hit by a severe storm with rain, wet snow and difficult travel conditions. The slippery patches on the roads will continue into early Friday. Skies will be brighter for the remainder of the holiday weekend, but temperatures will remain cool. A winter storm warning is in effect for portions of Sullivan, Grafton, Carroll and Coos counties until 4 a.m. Friday. These areas are at greatest risk for snowfall of more than 5 inches. Light snow and rain will occur until late morning. The intensity of snow and rain will increase around midday and travel conditions will worsen throughout the afternoon, particularly if you are in the north and west. The higher elevation areas could see several inches of heavy, wet snow, resulting in isolated power outages could. Very little to no accumulation is expected in the Merrimack Valley and south and east 1 a.m. and 1 a.m.: All roads that are wet and untreated could freeze overnight with temperatures in the high 20s. Calmer weather with some sunshine Friday afternoon with highs in the 30s to low 40s. More sunshine but stormier and colder over the weekend 30s into next week.

On Thanksgiving Day, New Hampshire will be hit by a severe storm with rain, wet snow and difficult travel conditions. The slippery patches on the roads will continue into early Friday. Skies will be brighter for the remainder of the holiday weekend, but temperatures will remain cool.

A winter storm warning is in effect for portions of Sullivan, Grafton, Carroll and Coos counties until 4 a.m. Friday. These areas are at greatest risk for snowfall of more than 5 inches.

Light snow and rain will occur until late morning. The intensity of snow and rain increases around midday and travel conditions worsen throughout the afternoon, especially if you are north and west of Concord. Several inches of heavy, wet snow could fall across higher ground, creating a risk of isolated power outages. Very little to no accumulation is expected in the Merrimack Valley and south and east.

The snow and rain will ease between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. Any roads that are wet and untreated could freeze overnight with temperatures around 20°C.

Calmer weather with some sunshine on Friday afternoon with maximum temperatures between 30 and 40 degrees.

More sunshine, but stormy and colder at the weekend. Highs next week will be in the 30s.