Snowstorm to Drop 5-7 Inches on Exeter

A snowstorm will drop 5-7 inches of snow on Exeter starting Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.

The agency on Monday issued awinter storm watch for Portsmouth. Here's more from its latest forecast:

* AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSED MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON... THE COMBINATION OF BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES LATER TONIGHT WITH A NORTHWEST BREEZE WILL ALLOW FOR DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO DEVELOP. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES... ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 DEGREES.