Wind Chill Factor Warning Issued for NH

GRAY, ME — The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook this morning warning of dropping temperatures and a wind chill factor for tonight and Saturday, according to the alert. The alert covers all of New Hampshire, including Merrimack, Hillsborough, and Rockingham Counties.

“Low pressure passing to our south today may produce some light snow accumulations over southern NH into southwest Maine,” the warning stated. “An arctic cold front dropping south across the area towards evening could produce a few heavier snow squalls with its passage.”

The alert was issued at 3 a.m. on March 10, 2017.

“Arctic air and gusty northwest winds will produce bitterly cold wind chills overnight into the day on Saturday,” the alert stated.

With the wind chill factor figured it, it could feel like it is as cold as 20 degrees below zero across much of the state.

Weather forecasters and watchers are also warning about a coastal low system that is tracking north along the coast and expected to hit the region on Monday night and hang around until Wednesday.

“This system has the potential to bring a plowable snowfall to the region,” the NWS warned.

Snow estimates are ranging from 9 to 13 inches in the capital region, the central part of the state, and Hillsborough County, to 13 to 20 inches on the Seacoast.

The latest weather conditions can be found on the front page of every Patch.com site in the United States including the 12 New Hampshire Patch news and community websites. Local, four-day weather reports for New Hampshire are posted on Sundays and Thursdays; alerts are posted when needed.

Graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service