Just an FYI...all good things must come to an end, and this Friday will bring the end of my regular updates for the 2013/2014 winter season. I will be posting one more update (after this one) on Friday. Anyway...

Summary

Our next storm will track to the north of the region on Thursday night and Friday. Temperatures will warm ahead of this storm's cold front, meaning precipitation will fall as rain across the region. Heading into the weekend, temperatures will cotinue to moderate and will make for some great spring skiing conditions. There is the chance though that some precipitation moves through Friday night in southern portions of the region. Looking toward next week, a complicated and slow moving system will bring very warm temperatures and significant precipitation over the course of several days from the beginning through the middle of the week.

Details

Thursday night, a storm will pass by well to our north and drag a cold front across the region as it does. This will mean that temperatures will warm ahead of the cold front through Friday and rain will be the dominant form of precipitation as the cold front approaches and passes. Elevations above 3,000 feet may see a little bit of snow, but it won't amount to much, if anything, and will eventually change to rain. Temperatures will fall after the cold front passes Friday afternoon and some snow showers could fall in the higher elevations, again, not likely amounting to much.

Heading into the weekend, temperatures will continue to moderate and any resorts that are continuing to operate will see some great spring conditions. There is the chance that a storm spreads in some precipitation Friday night and Saturday morning, but it may track too far south. If this storm does take a more northerly track, there could be some snowfall in the higher elevations of the White Mountains and Western Maine.

Long Range

Looking ahead to next week, there could be several intersting days from the beginning of the week into the middle of the week. A slow moving, complex storm system sill develop to our west on Monday. This will bring plenty of warm air northward and then eventually precipitation. Initially, precipitation will be mainly rain but depending on how this system moves through the region, there could be a period of snow in the north and at higher elevations Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.