Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued for NH

As the clouds begin to roll into the Granite State ahead of a low-pressure system that is expected to bring a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain in places, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the state.

While freezing rain is what most forecasters have been predicting, the Gray, ME, NWS station, which covers New Hampshire, has put together a map of probabilities. The northern part of the state should expect “significant snowfall” through Sunday, assuming the storm does not shift south. The central part of the state has a 30 to 40 percent chance of major snow – meaning more than four inches – with the southern and coastal parts of the state running 5 to 30 percent chances of significant snow.

Forecasters are calling the system “a complex series of lows” with starting in the morning on Saturday. If temperatures warm up enough, the snow will turn to freezing rain and rain, with potential power outages as the temps drop into the late afternoon and evening and it changes back to snow.

AccuWeather.com is warning for flooding risks due in parts of the region as well as slippery sidewalks and black ice conditions on the roadways.

NH Patch will keep an eye on future weather alerts and any power outages this weekend and will update accordingly.