New England faces multiday soaking as potential nor'easter takes shape

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New England faces days of rain before potential nor’easter threatens to move in

New England is in for a stretch of unsettled, rainy weather this week as a series of disturbances move across the region. Repeated rounds of wet weather will keep roads slick and skies mostly overcast. But the soggy start could be just a preview of what's to come, with a potential nor’easter threatening towards the region by Thursday and Friday. 

THE TAKEAWAY: 

• Unsettled and damp weather is currently impacting New England.
• The system will cause light to moderate rain, damp conditions and extensive cloud cover.
• This storm will sear a soggy prelude before the potential nor'easter.

Unsettled and damp weather is currently blasting New England this week before a potential nor’easter heads toward the region.

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An existing dip in the jet stream is already making its way across the Northeast, carving out a broad upper-level trough over the region.

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Rather than producing a single organized system, this pattern will steer a series of weak, fast-moving atmospheric disturbances directly through New England from Monday into Wednesday.

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With seasonable temperatures in place and a lack of truly subfreezing air, these ripples of low pressure will bring periods of light to moderate rain, damp conditions and extensive cloud cover.

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According to the FOX Forecast Center, rainfall accumulations will remain on the lighter side, but repeated rounds of wet weather will keep roads slick and skies mostly overcast.

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This unsettled pattern will serve as a soggy prelude to the potential nor'easter approaching the region Thursday and Friday.