Meteorologists: 'Historic Blizzard' Could Hit Monday Night

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch and hazardous weather outlook beginning at 10 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, and running through Jan. 28, for central and southern New Hampshire, and the Seacoast.

Meteorologists are expecting a “strong coastal storm” to dump anywhere from 14 to 24 inches of snow during the course of the storm, which is expected to start Monday night and last through the early morning hours of Wednesday.

“At this time, there remains some uncertainty with (the) exact track (of the storm),” according to the National Weather Service. “So the location of the heaviest amounts could shift in the next 24 hours.”

Potential snow totals are estimated to run from 14 to 18 inches in Concord, Bedford, Merrimack, and Nashua. Amherst, Londonderry, and Milford in the central part of the state as well as Salem and Windham, along with Exeter, Hampton, North Hampton, and Portsmouth, on the Seacoast, could see snow accumulations between 18 and 24 inches.

WMUR-TV is showing, however, models with anywhere from 18 to 28 inches hitting the region.

Forecasters are expecting gusty winds along the coast and near-blizzard and whiteout conditions at times.

The rest of the week

How does the rest of the week look?

For Monday, before the storm, expect cloudy skies and highs in the teens, with temps dropping down into the single digits, with wind chill factors overnight.

During the storm Tuesday and Wednesday, expect temps in the 20s during the day and 10 to 15 degrees at night.

By Wednesday though, the sun returns, with highs in the mid-20s and single digits overnight. Similar weather is expected on Thursday and Friday.

The weekend is looking pretty good, too.

The New Hampshire Patch network of sites will update weather information on Monday and will be watching for accidents and power outages throughout the storm.