Weekend storm: Winter storm warning/watch issued as parts of Mass. could see half a foot of snow
A winter storm warning has been issued in Mass. as parts of the state could see half a foot of snow.
Western Franklin, Western Hampshire and North Berkshire counties all fall under the warning.
As of early Saturday evening, Central Middlesex County; Eastern Franklin; Southern Worcester; Western Essex, Northern Worcester; and Northwest Middlesex County all remain under a winter storm watch beginning early Sunday morning. Parts of Western Hampden and Southern Berkshire counties are under a winter weather advisory.
Areas closer to the coastline will be a mix because of warmer air moving in.
A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for much of central and northern MA. Confidence in snow totals is highest in high elevations where 6-12 inches of snow is possible. Snow totals in lower elevations is less certain due to marginal temps and potential for mixed precip. pic.twitter.com/CzULD9VQUJ
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 27, 2024
“What we’re tracking most closely is the potential for snow of course,” Meteorologist Tucker Antico said in his Saturday evening forecast. “Rain will primarily fall in the lower elevations and close to the coastlines. Areas in Central Mass. Sunday evening and during the day will be seeing snow.”
Antico shared a look at the snow map Saturday night that showed the chance a half foot of snow or more in some parts of the Bay State while area closer to the coastline will hover around 1-3 inches.
“We’re expecting there to be 6 to 9 inches in Worcester County through a good portion of Southern New Hampshire. That’s mostly thanks to the elevation,” Antico says. “We’ll see a good 3 to 6 in the Worcester area up into the northern portion of Rhode Island.”
“If you have travel plans Sunday evening, especially if you are inland, that’s where you’ll run into some problems,” Antico describes. “Heading into Monday morning, a lot of the snow begins to lighten up by the time we get to our commute but with what does fall overnight into the morning, I do expect the potential for there to be some delays on that Monday morning.”
There will likely be more mixing of rain during the day on Sunday for points south of the Mass. Pike and along the coastline. Southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands, will start with mainly rain before a late flip to snow.
According to Antico, you will want to try and move out the heavy, wet and slushy mix from your home before colder temperatures turn it to ice.
Important to note that the Sunday-Monday snowfall will be heavy, wet, and slushy.
With temps dropping into the teens by Tuesday morning, you won’t want to wait on cleaning it up. Great recipe for ice. #MAwx— Tucker Antico (@tuckerweather) January 28, 2024
The storm will move out by Monday afternoon and the rest of the week looks clear.
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