--- title: New Hampshire Primary: Winter Weather Could Hit State description: How will it impact voter turnout? canonical: https://time.com/4212178/new-hampshire-primary-weather/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-08T16:40:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:33.627Z article:section: Politics og:title: New Hampshire Braces for Blizzard Before Presidential Primary og:description: The state will remain under a winter weather advisory through at least Monday night og:url: https://time.com/4212178/new-hampshire-primary-weather/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d83225d936760bb/69887c92a988ca18c96b67c6/new-hampshire-primary-snow-storm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4896 og:image:height: 2754 og:image:alt: New Hampshire: Home To the "First In The Nation" Presidential Primary og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Hampshire Braces for Blizzard Before Presidential Primary twitter:description: The state will remain under a winter weather advisory through at least Monday night twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d83225d936760bb/69887c92a988ca18c96b67c6/new-hampshire-primary-snow-storm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Hampshire Braces for Blizzard Before Presidential Primary > Sponsored content. 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Matthew Cavanaugh—Getty Images by [Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News Feb 8, 2016 4:40 PM UTC Parts of the Northeast could get walloped with more than a foot of snow Monday, and accompanying strong winds could create dangerous road conditions just before New Hampshire residents gear up to cast their primary votes. Blizzard conditions were expected in parts of New England, with the eastern portion of the region expected to get about 5-8 inches of snow, while a stretch from Boston to Cape Cod could expect up to 12 inches by the time the storm passes on Tuesday, according to Kevin Roth, lead meteorologist for The Weather Channel. 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