New Hampshire Braces for What Could Be First Winter Blast

From Nov. 9 to 15, New Hampshire is expected to enter a colder, more active weather pattern, signaling the first real signs of winter in the Granite State.

A NOAA Climate Prediction Center report projects that New Hampshire will likely fall into the near-normal precipitation zone. Subtle moisture increases along the coast and mountains could be enough to initiate mixed precipitation or early-season snow events. 

At the same time, cold air from Quebec and northern Maine will deepen across the region, particularly after midweek, resulting in considerably colder temperatures and subfreezing nighttime lows by the middle of the month.

The National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, is reporting that a passing cold front early during the week of Nov. 10 may bring rain that transitions to snow in higher elevations and the Monadnock Region. Gusty northwest winds behind the front will usher in noticeably colder air, dropping nighttime lows below freezing across much of the state by the middle of the month, according to a County Herald report.