Updated at 10:55EDT 4/15


Fri-Sun 4/16-18
40% chance of a winter event
10% chance of a
severe winter event


None
0% chance of a winter event
0% chance of a
severe winter event


Friday 4/16
20% chance of a delay
0% chance of an early dismissal

0% chance of a cancellation


None
0% chance of a delay
0% chance of an early dismissal

0% chance of a cancellation
Snowday probabilities are made by Sam Lillo, for SAU29 in Keene. These percentages should not be relied on outside of Cheshire County, NH. In addition, in Cheshire County, please do all school work on time depsite the issued forecast.
Posted: 2/01/2009 01:00:00 PM

Frustration. GFS and NAM dropped their dream solutions and headed back east. The best chance for snow per their forecasts would be with the inverted trough which incidently, still gives SNE a moderate snow event on the NAM (4" to 8" deal). The GFS is much drier, but it has been experiencing some issues with surface to mid level disconnect. Mid level evolution suggests something close to the NAM.

The 12z NGM is still on the west side of guidance, and extrapolated from it's 48hour truncation would bring a huge hit to SNE. The NGM however is not a model you want to bank on with little support.

9z SREF is wet, with decent probs up for 4+" and some low probs for 8+".

12z ECMWF continues with a no go on the coastal, but a bit more promising with the inverted trough idea, which seems to be becoming a theme.

I think we are coming down to a fight between the high resolution models and lower resolution models. The energy in the trough that will drop into the OV is concentrated in smaller eddies, so it may be valid that the low res are not fully picking up on this, and even the high res are somewhat missing it. We'll see. It's very hard to go against the continuity of the all-knowing Euro.

As it is, advisory level snowfall doesn't look bad for SNE Tuesday into Wednesday (still uncertain on timing). If I had to give numbers right now, I would say 3" to 5" in Keene.





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