Hazardous Weather Outlook: 3 To 5 Inches Of Snow Coming To NH

GRAY, ME — The National Weather Service issued both "winter weather advisory" and "hazardous weather outlook" alerts on Tuesday warning of a storm that could deliver 3 to 5 inches of snow during the next 24 to 36 hours.

The snow is expected to start between 5 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday and run through noon on Wednesday — although the storm may linger on the Seacoast later.

"Low pressure moving out of the Ohio Valley will spread snowfall northeast into New England this evening," the advisory alert said. "Snowfall intensity will generally be decreasing as it arrives into New Hampshire and spreads into western Maine. However, an area of 3 to 5 inches of snowfall is expected mainly over southwest New Hampshire. Snow decreases in intensity Wednesday morning, although localized bands of accumulating snowfall could continue."

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Concord and the capital region are expected to receive 2 to 3 inches, not unlike the Seacoast communities of Exeter, Hampton, North Hampton, and Portsmouth. Amherst, Bedford, Londonderry, Nashua, Merrimack, Salem, and Windham could see 3 to 4 inches of snow while

Milford and other communities in the southwestern part of New Hampshire could see 4 to 6 inches.

If the storm shifts, these totals may change. The storm, however, is not expected to be much more than 6 inches.

High clouds are filtering in ahead of our approaching storm system. This satellite view also highlights where the snow cover is across northern New England. The higher amounts from this system are expected across southern areas, where there is generally less snow cover right now. pic.twitter.com/u9aBCKH8li
— NWS Gray (@NWSGray) January 26, 2021

"Slick travel," forecasters said, was expected for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

Snow will move into southern NH later today! #nhwx pic.twitter.com/jFeZxRE1hu
— NWS Gray (@NWSGray) January 26, 2021

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