Winter Weather in Coastal Rockingham, New Hampshire

Snow squalls arrived at the Seacoast during the afternoon on the 14th. The Portsmouth International Airport at Pease reported visibility of one quarter mile with winds gusting to 25 mph. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improved. Snowfall amounts were generally less than 1 inch, but a few locations where squalls were more persistent received up to 2 inches.

Early on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York. By mid afternoon snow squalls arrived in the Connecticut River Valley. A nearly unbroken line of snow squalls crossed New Hampshire over the course of around two hours. Numerous observations of snow squalls were reported by automated weather equipment, webcams, and trained spotters.