Surprised by the snow this morning? Here's a look at snow totals from around the Cape
Cape Codders may have been surprised Monday morning by the fluffy white landscape outside their windows. A light, powdery snow fell through the night and into the morning, leading to late starts at some area schools, and sending shovelers out to battle their driveways.
Snow totals from National Weather Service spotters indicate that the Cape received two to four inches of the white stuff, but luckily, it's not the heavy, wet kind that can produce back-straining despondency. And since the forecast shows a period of warmer temperatures arriving by midweek, it's possible that folks could just let the inevitable melting clear things out.
Here are Cape snow total reports from National Weather Service spotters:
Bourne: 4.0 inches
Sandwich: 3.8 inches
Mashpee: 3.5 inches
Brewster: 2.3 inches
It was a different story in other parts of Massachusetts and in Rhode Island, where a significant amount of snow fell. According to National Weather Service spotters, North Smithfield, RI took the most-snow prize with 10.4 inches of snow, while Douglas, MA saw 9.1 inches.
While warmer weather may be on the way, things are going to be downright chilly on Cape Cod until Wednesday, when temperatures will climb into the mid-40s. Rain and even higher temperatures are in the mix for Thursday and Friday. Here is the Hyannis forecast from the National Weather Service:
Monday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday night: Showers. Low around 38. Windy, with a south wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a southwest wind 27 to 32 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Snow totals: How much powder did Cape Cod get?
