MANCHESTER, NH – The air across southern New Hampshire feels sharp and metallic this Veterans Day morning — the kind that makes your breath linger and your hands instinctively find pockets. Low clouds drift over the Merrimack Valley as a cool northwest breeze continues the week’s early winter preview, with wind chills slipping into the upper 20s.
According to the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, today brings increasing clouds and gusts up to 30 mph, keeping the chill locked in place through this afternoon. Highs will struggle to reach 40 degrees, a brisk reminder that November’s colder rhythm has arrived. Motorists along I-93 and Route 101 may notice blowing leaves and brief reduced visibility during gusty periods.
By midweek, calmer skies settle in, with highs reaching the lower 40s and overnight lows near freezing. Thursday’s sunshine offers some relief before colder air sneaks back for Friday. Looking ahead, forecasters are watching a potential weekend snow chance, with early models hinting at scattered snow showers or flurries Saturday into Sunday, especially across the Monadnock Region and interior highlands.
Residents should keep hats and gloves handy for morning errands and Veterans Day ceremonies, and gardeners should protect any remaining potted plants from frost. For those planning early Thanksgiving travel, the coming weekend could deliver the first slick spots of the season if temperatures dip quickly during evening hours.
After all, November in New Hampshire often flips the switch fast — and this week’s chill feels like the first true whisper of winter settling in across New England.
Five-Day Forecast for Manchester, NH:
Wed: 43/29 – Partly cloudy; light breeze, cold evening.
Thu: 48/29 – Mostly sunny; milder with lighter winds.
Fri: 44/28 – Mostly sunny; crisp, cool day.
Sat: 42/25 – 30% chance of snow showers; colder north hills.
Sun: 45/31 – Partly sunny; mix of rain and flurries possible late.
