Thanksgiving storm hits New Hampshire with snow and heavy rain

Updated: 8:27 a.m. EST, November 28, 2024

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.

Thanksgiving storm hits New Hampshire with snow and heavy rain

Updated: 8:27 a.m. EST, November 28, 2024

A messy Thanksgiving storm is bringing rain, snow and difficult travel conditions to New Hampshire. >> Interactive Radar | Traffic Tracker Low pressure will move toward New Hampshire with rain, wintry mix and snow. The route will be close enough to provide fire conditions throughout Thanksgiving with light rain and snow in the morning, with some slippery spots possible on untreated surfaces.>> Download the free WMUR app for updates on the go :Apple | Google Play> Impact of the storm on the highway. Expected Snowfall: A light accumulation of snow is possible this evening in the lower Merrimack Valley from Manchester to the south. No snow is expected along the coast. Areas northwest of Rochester and Concord could see a few inches of wet slush. 5 to 9 inches of snow is likely in portions of the Monadnock region north to Sunapee and Plymouth, as well as much of the White Mountain region. The highest total values ​​in this area occur at higher altitudes. Pay attention to the weather! Download the WMUR app for Apple or Android devices and enable push notifications. You can choose to receive weather alerts for your location and/or up to three zip codes. In addition, you can be notified when precipitation arrives in your area. Get storm coverage on your smart TV with the free Very Local app. Follow the Storm Watch 9 team on social media: Mike Haddad: Facebook | XKevin Skarupa: Facebook | XHayley LaPoint: Facebook | XJacqueline Thomas: Facebook | XMatt Hoenig: Facebook | X

MANCHESTER, N.H. –

A messy Thanksgiving storm is bringing rain, snow and difficult travel conditions to New Hampshire.

>> Interactive Radar | Traffic tracker

Low pressure is moving toward New Hampshire with rain, wintry mix and snow. The route will be close enough to offer severe weather throughout Thanksgiving with light rain and snow in the morning, with some slippery spots possible on untreated surfaces.

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The intensity of the rain and snow will increase during the afternoon hours. Travel will be difficult until tonight, especially before 10 p.m

If temperatures drop below freezing again overnight, any wet and untreated roads will become icy. Travel conditions will improve rapidly by Friday morning.

>> Impact of the storm on the highway

Expected snowfall: A light accumulation of snow is possible this evening in the lower Merrimack Valley from Manchester south. No snow is expected along the coast. Areas northwest of Rochester and Concord could see a few inches of wet slush. 5 to 9 inches of snow is likely in portions of the Monadnock region north to Sunapee and Plymouth, as well as much of the White Mountain region. The highest total values ​​in this area occur at higher altitudes.

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