Waves of Snow Squalls Heading to NH

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook this morning warning of “a large storm” that will pass through the region on Sunday night and end sometime on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.

The storm is only expected to bring small snow accumulations – one to three inches in most areas, up to four when all is said and done for most New Hampshire Patch communities – but the squalls will come in waves and flash in different parts of the state. At the same time, an inverted trough will be situated in Maine and New Hampshire, causing problems on the Seacoast, including high winds.

The NWS station in Gray, ME, put together this simulated radar for this evening and posted it on Facebook this morning.

Bitter cold temperatures beginning on Monday night, and remaining the rest of the week, with wind chill factors dropping temps down into the negative, will follow this storm.

The alert is for Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Rockingham counties, and most of the state of New Hampshire, Maine, and northeastern Massachusetts.

The week ahead forecast

Tonight: Snow showers between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. and then snow after that with lows in the upper teens to low 20s. Snow accumulation could reach up to three inches.

MLK Day: Snow in the morning with highs in the 20s and wind gusts reaching 15 mph hour with another inch of snow in place. Clear and cold during the evening, temps in the single digits, which wind chill factors of the negative single digits and wind gusts reaching 25 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny but cold with temps in the teens and winds of 15 to 20 mph. Upper single digits and wind chill factors return in the evening.

Expect similar weather on Wednesday and Thursday.

And don’t forget: Patch.com readers can find the latest weather forecast, conditions, and temperatures on the front page of any site including the 12 New Hampshire news and community websites covering Amherst, Bedford, Concord, Exeter, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Milford, Nashua, Portsmouth, Salem, and Windham.