Overview
- Light snow, sleet and freezing rain tapered Wednesday with a winter weather advisory lasting into the afternoon for parts of southern Maine, and NWS Gray posted verified totals including 6.5 inches at Whitefield, NH and 4.1 inches at Meredith, NH.
- Clearing skies and below‑freezing temperatures will refreeze runoff on untreated surfaces tonight, with patchy black ice flagged for Thursday morning across New England.
- Temperatures rebound Thursday into the 40s, reaching the 50s in some southern New England locations Friday and Saturday, with rain expected Friday evening and another round late Saturday that could total roughly a half‑inch to an inch.
- In the central Plains, Kansas City faces a First Alert Impact Day Thursday with a morning deluge, 0.5 to 1 inch of rain common and pockets over 1.5 inches, plus a slight chance of a few thunderstorms south of the metro.
- Around Billings, strong mountain‑wave winds continue to affect the I‑90 and US‑191 corridors near Livingston and Nye, and warmer, breezier, drier conditions early next week could elevate grass‑fire concerns; southeast Wisconsin turns mild with rain Thursday (0.5 to 1 inch) followed by likely plowable snow Saturday.