Winter Storm — Belknap, New Hampshire

2025-12-02 to 2025-12-03 · Belknap, New Hampshire

Event narrative

Snow overspread the Lakes Region on the morning of the 2nd. A nearly stationary band of snow set up over the region through the afternoon, with moderate to heavy snow at times. Snow tapered off late in the evening on the 2nd. Snowfall totals range from 8 to 10 inches.

Wider weather episode

On December 2nd an upper trough was crossing the Great Lakes and becoming negatively tilted over time. Meanwhile a strong jet streak was lifting into the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and placed much of northern New England in a favorable quadrant for lift. The response at the surface was for low pressure along the Mid Atlantic coast to rapidly deepen as it moved northeastward towards the coast of Nova Scotia. The center of the low pressure dropped roughly 25 hPa in 24 hours from the 2nd to the 3rd. Snow began to overspread New Hampshire near sunrise on the 2nd. Through midday snow was occasionally heavy underneath a lateral snowband that ran from near the Monadnocks to the Lakes Region. This was the region's first significant snowfall of the season, and while snow was just getting going during the morning commute, it made travel dangerous during the evening commute. Snow began to taper off on the evening of the 2nd, with the last of the snow ending near the Seacoast after midnight. Key Messages: heavy snow, traffic accidents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1298158. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.