Given marginal temperatures that will mostly run just above freezing, it won’t stick evenly for everyone, but many folks in Central and Southern New England will at least see flakes flying – and for some, an inch or two of accumulation on the grass with a film on the roads is expected. Matt Noyes has this somewhat cruelly cold April forecast for us as we get ready to dive into a new week in our Sunday Evening Essentials video.
As Matt Noyes highlighted in our earlier pattern predictions and monthly outlooks, the colder air just doesn’t want to let go—and that stubborn chill is making a mark on our Monday. After a cloudy Sunday, the next weather system slides in overnight, delivering rain and wet snow for Monday morning. This round of precipitation develops after midnight, with snow and a wintry mix taking over in central and western Massachusetts, the hills of northern Connecticut, and parts of southern New Hampshire by 4 to 6 a.m.
The snow will be wet and fall with temperatures hovering just above freezing—so while most paved roads will remain simply wet, there may be slick spots on untreated surfaces, especially in elevated terrain. In Boston and points southeast, a mix of rain and snow may briefly appear early, but temperatures remain high enough that little if any sticks, especially in the city proper. By 9 a.m., most areas south and east of the Route 495 belt have transitioned fully to rain.
Northern New England doesn’t get in on much moisture this time, with only light precipitation, but some snow may still fall Monday morning before turning back to scattered flakes in the afternoon. By then, the air remains raw and wet—highs in the low 40s at best, with the warmest temperatures ironically found in far northern Vermont where some sun may break through.
As the week unfolds, it stays unseasonably chilly. Tuesday brings gusty west-southwest winds and continued highs in the 40s, followed by another cool day Wednesday, though winds should relax. By Thursday, we may finally start to warm up a bit ahead of the next system slated for Thursday night. But until then, New England holds onto a wintry feel—especially during the mornings, when wind chills will make it feel like the teens and 20s.
Snowfall from this system should stay light: a coating to an inch across the hills of central and western Massachusetts and southern Vermont/New Hampshire, with some isolated 1–2″ totals in the highest elevations. Rainfall totals won’t be excessive—around a quarter-inch to a half-inch in central and southern New England, with lesser amounts to the north. Still, it continues helping replenish the water table.
As always, the best way to track it all is with our free 1DegreeOutside Weather app, where you can view radar in “past + future” mode and get the latest video updates at the top of the home screen.
