A major winter storm could bring more than a foot of snow to parts of New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday. A winter storm warning is in effect for most of New Hampshire, with a winter weather advisory issued for the southeastern part of the state.>> WEATHER ALERT The main part of the storm will begin to move through around midnight Friday.>> Hour-by-hour timeline through Friday morning, will drop Snow in western, central and northern New Hampshire, and it will mainly rain in areas from Manchester towards the coastline. The rain-snow line The exact track of the storm, which can swing 30 kilometers in either direction, will ultimately determine the type of precipitation in certain communities and how much precipitation falls. It looks like it will mainly snow in areas north and west of Manchester. There will be limited amounts of snow in the state’s largest city toward the coast before the precipitation changes to a wintry mix and/or rain.>> INTERACTIVE RADAR As the air cools Friday night, everyone in the state, including people in southeastern New Hampshire, should see snowfall. Snow is likely Saturday morning before the storm slowly dissipates from south to north by Saturday afternoon. Where precipitation remains as snow in the eastern White Mountains, northern Lakes region, parts of the North Country and an area west of Concord and Manchester, accumulations of about 6-12 inches of snow are expected, with a little more possible. Up in elevation in the preferred areas of western and southwestern New Hampshire. About 3-6 inches of snow is possible along the Connecticut River and down Interstate 93 through the Concord area. A small accumulation is possible in Manchester and areas towards the coast before the storm ends. Impacts of the storm The storm will greatly affect travel all day on Friday, especially north and west of Manchester, where the precipitation remains snow for the longest. Roads are likely to still be very slippery early Saturday and then gradually improve throughout the day as the snow falls. The snowfall nine days before Christmas basically indicates that there will be snow on the ground for the holiday in many areas. It will also bring a significant amount of fresh, natural powder to the state’s ski areas.>> See the hour-by-hour timeline here: Stay tuned for updates throughout the day. Pay attention to the weather! Download the WMUR app for Apple or Android devices and enable push notifications. You can choose to receive weather alerts for your geographic location and/or up to three zip codes. In addition, you can receive a notification when precipitation arrives in your area. Follow the Storm Watch 9 team on social media: Mike Haddad: Facebook | Twitter Kevin Skarupa: Facebook | TwitterHayley LaPoint: Facebook | TwitterJacqueline Thomas: Facebook | TwitterMatt Hoenig: Facebook | Twitter
A major winter storm could bring more than a foot of snow to parts of New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday.
A winter storm warning is in effect for most of New Hampshire, with a winter weather advisory issued for the southeastern part of the state.
>> weather alerts
The main part of the storm begins to pass around midnight Friday.
>> Timeline from hour to hour
By Friday morning, snow will fall in western, central and northern New Hampshire and mostly rain will fall in areas from Manchester towards the coastline.
rain-snow line
The exact track of the storm, which can swing 30 miles in either direction, will ultimately determine the type of precipitation in certain localities and how much precipitation falls.
It looks like it will mainly snow in areas north and west of Manchester. There will be limited amounts of snow in the state’s largest city towards the coast before the precipitation changes to a wintry mix and/or rain.
>> Interactive radar
As the air turns cold Friday night, everyone in the state, including people in southeastern New Hampshire, should see snow. Snow is likely Saturday morning before the storm slowly dissipates from south to north by Saturday afternoon.
Snow projection
Where the precipitation remains snow in the eastern White Mountains, the northern Lakes region, parts of the North Country and the area west of Concord and Manchester, an accumulation of about 6-12 inches of snow is expected, with a little more possible. Elevated in favored areas of western and southwestern New Hampshire.
About 3-6 inches of snow is possible along the Connecticut River and down Interstate 93 through the Concord area. There may be some minor accumulation in Manchester and areas towards the coast before the storm is over.
storm effects
The storm will have a huge impact on travel all day on Friday, especially north and west of Manchester, where the precipitation remains snow for the longest. Roads are likely to still be very slippery early Saturday and then gradually improve throughout the day as the snow falls.
The snowfall nine days before Christmas basically indicates that there will be snow on the ground for the holiday in many areas. It will also bring a significant amount of fresh, natural powder to the state’s ski areas.
>> See the hour-by-hour timeline here:
Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.
Be aware of the weather! Download the WMUR app for Apple or Android devices and enable push notifications. You can choose to receive weather alerts for your geographic location and/or up to three zip codes. In addition, you can receive a notification when precipitation arrives in your area.
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