Blame El Niño: Weekend of Mar. 9 2024

Some kind of winter, eh?

palapa on barren beach
We’re not having fun here

Conditions

No doubt about it, the conditions are nearly non-existent. BETA report of 3/7 says backcountry skiing starts above 2500′, with mud below.

Hit up ‘State of the touring centers‘ or in the menu above for reported conditions as of today. Snow depth graphic below:

Snow depth for northeast US, visualized from NWS data in Google Earth.
Snow depth northeast US, Mar. 7 2024 (NWS)

Forecast

Friday will be a dry day. Runoff may be high. Mind the mud. Temperatures for Friday and Saturday will be warmer than normal, with some high temps well into the 50s. The latter half of the weekend begins a cool period lasting for a few days, with a mix of precipitation including some snow.

Rain showers start Saturday late morning, overspreading the northeast with heavier rain to the west. During the Saturday/-Sunday overnight there will be changeovers to wintry mix for nothern New York State and northern New England, and elevated areas will see some snow. Precipitation type will flip back and forth between rain, wintry mix, and snow based on latitude and location through Sunday,

By early morning Monday the system will be dropping mostly snow showers across northern New York State and northern New England before departing in the overnight into Tuesday. Total accumulations are not likely be to be significant except for very limited locations in the mountains and higher elevations.

The midweek looks to be dry and warmer than ‘normal’.

Daytime tempsFriday 3/8Saturday 3/9Sunday 3/10Monday 3/11Tuesday 3/12Wednesday 3/13Thursday 3/14
Northern NY, VT, NHHigh 40s to low 50sHigh 30s to low 50sLow 30s to low 40sMid 30s to low 40sHigh 30s to mid 40s; cooler at elevation, warmer in valleysMid 40s to low 50sHigh 40s to mid 50s
NYC metro and coastal New England50sMid- to high-40sHigh 40s to low 50sMid- to high-40sLow- to mid-50sMid- to high-50sHigh 50s to low 60s

Low temps:

Low temps (early AM on date)3/83/93/103/113/123/133/14
Northern NY, VT, NH20sHigh 20s to low 30sLow- to mid-30s20s20s20sHigh 20s to mid 30s
NYC metro and coastal New England30sMid 30s to low 40sHigh 30s to low 40s30sLow 30s to low 40sLow 30s to low 40sMid 30s to low 40s