Update: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Most of New Hampshire begins Sunday with below zero wind chills and plenty of shoveling.
Some snow total reports via the National Weather Service include Deerfield, Stratham and Wolfeboro with 10 inches, and Rye with 13.5 inches.
There's a wind chill advisory in effect for parts of northern New Hampshire.
The forecast calls for a mostly Sunday, with sunny days Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to climb to 40 on Wednesday.
Transportation and public safety crews will continue to conduct some plow and cleanup operations Sunday.
The snow is beginning to intensify and NHDOT crews continue to work the road.
— NHDOT (@NewHampshireDOT) January 29, 2022
Please consider postponing travel until after the storm.
If you must travel #DriveforConditions #DontCrowdThePlow #proudtobenhdot pic.twitter.com/ulZ5VSPVaM
Update: Saturday: 7:45 a.m.
Parts of New Hampshire could get more than 20 inches of snow from the nor'easter storm now moving into th region.
The National Weather Service's snowfall projections show Portsmouth getting anywhere between 14 and 22 inches. Other probable snowfall totals it lists include Concord with 6-14 inches and Manchester with 8-14 inches.
📸 - I-93 in Hooksett
— New Hampshire State Police (@NH_StatePolice) January 29, 2022
Roadways are snow covered but traffic remains light & flowing smoothly at this time. ❄️ is steady w/ wind gusts creating snow drifts, leading to moderate visibility.
If you must go out, drive for the conditions & #DontCrowdThePlow.@NewHampshireDOT pic.twitter.com/nMX05RQRj3
Wind gusts of 30-35 mph are possible inland, and gusts of 50 mph are anticipated at the
coast, where beach erosion during high tide is expected, according to the weather advisories.
The snow is beginning to intensify and NHDOT crews continue to work the road.
— NHDOT (@NewHampshireDOT) January 29, 2022
Please consider postponing travel until after the storm.
If you must travel #DriveforConditions #DontCrowdThePlow #proudtobenhdot pic.twitter.com/ulZ5VSPVaM
An early post from Friday continues below here.
A winter storm with expected heavy snowfall will arrive in New Hampshire on Saturday.
The National Weather Service has also issued a blizzard warning for the Seacoast region.
The snow map above, updated Friday at 7 a.m., shows a foot of snow possible for much of the Granite State, and potential snowfall of up to 18 inches in some areas.
The greatest impacts will be Saturday afternoon and evening, and snowfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour are possible, according to the weather service.
Wind gusts of up to 55 mph are possible in southern New Hampshire and along the coast.
A Blizzard Warning has been issued along the coast of ME and NH with Winter Storm Warnings and Watches further inland. Snow will overspread the region from south to north on Saturday morning before falling heavily at times during the afternoon and evening. #MEwx #NHwx pic.twitter.com/dLK1niRpn8
— NWS Gray (@NWSGray) January 28, 2022