6-Plus Inches Of Snow And Ice Expected As ‘Massive Winter Storm’ Heads To New Hampshire: Weather Update

CONCORD, NH — The upper end of a “massive winter storm,” only expected to graze New Hampshire, is predicted to move north, bringing 6 inches or more of snow and ice from the Lakes Region south.

Originally, the storm was expected to affect southern New Hampshire cities and towns, including Nashua, Salem, and Hampton, with 1 to 6 inches of snow. Forecasters from the National Weather Service were more concerned with the deep freeze expected this weekend. But during the past 24 hours, both the NWS and AccuWeather.com increased snow predictions northward.

In an alert on Thursday morning, the NWS warned of snow showers and squalls on Thursday and Friday, as well as the coldest air of the season for the region, with double digit below zero windchill factors.

“Potential,” the alert stated, “is increasing for accumulating snow Sunday into Monday.”

In graphics online, the NWS said there was a 92 percent chance of more than 6 inches of snow in Concord and communities south, while the Lakes Region south has an 82 percent chance of more than 6 inches.

On Friday, expect sunny skies and highs in the mid-20s, with 5 to 15 mph winds and gusts up to 25 mph. Overnight, temperatures will drop below zero, with a wind chill making it feel like -19 below zero due to wind gusts in Concord and the capital region and -13 to -14 below zero in Nashua and western and eastern southern New Hampshire and on the Seacoast.

More wind is expected on Saturday with sunny skies and highs below 10 degrees. Overnight lows will again be below zero.

Temps will be below the teens on Sunday with snow starting in the afternoon and continuing through Monday morning.

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