After receiving a dose of helpful rainfall earlier this week, another round of heavy rain and even snow is in the forecast through Saturday, thanks to a cold front and a strengthening coastal low. The front has mainly produced light to moderate rain so far, but as it approaches the Eastern Sea Board, it will be able to tap into additional moisture from the Atlantic which will help to spur heavier precipitation.

Much like the majority of the Western United States, the past several months have been quite dry across a large section of the Northeast, including most of New England. Severe or extreme drought covers much of coastal New England, which could receive several inches of rain through Saturday afternoon.

As the front approaches the coast Friday, heavier showers are expected to form along the boundary from North Carolina through New England. This first batch of moderate to heavy showers is expected to continue well into the afternoon, with the front only slowly moving as it pivots around the low in Canada.

By late Friday night, a strengthening low off the coast is expected to create an addition band of potentially heavier rain. This band is expected to surge north across New England as colder temperatures begin to filter in behind the front. This will mostly lead to heavy rain, but a round of heavy, wet snow could develop in the Northern Mountains of New England, especially along the Canadian border.

Most of the precipitation is expected to lift north of the region by Saturday afternoon with widespread totals of an inch or more. Heaviest rainfall totals could surpass 3-4 inches in Western Maine and Northern New Hampshire. Several inches of snow could accumulate depending on timing of the precipitation with the colder air, mostly above 2500 feet.

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