Some Snow Is Expected During The Day Sunday Across Western & Central Mass; Snow, Ice & Rain Expected Tuesday Afternoon & Tuesday Night

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Partly cloudy skies are expected this evening with cloudy skies expected during the after midnight hours of tonight. Low temperatures will be around 25 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Some Snow Is Expected During The Day Sunday: An Arctic cold front is expected to sweep across the area during the day on Sunday. This front will bring with it some snow that begins during the mid and late morning hours of Sunday and lasts until about mid to late afternoon when it’ll end.

So, I expect light snow to overspread the entire area from west to east during the mid and late morning hours of Sunday. This light snow is expected to continue into Sunday afternoon before it comes to an end by the mid and late afternoon hours of Sunday.

This does not look to be a big deal in terms of snow accumulations as I expect around one inch of snow or so.

High temperatures will be near 35 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night & Monday: An Arctic air mass will be in place across the area throughout Sunday night & Monday.

Clear skies are expected on Sunday night with low temperatures between 5 and 10 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Skies during the day on Monday will be sunny with high temperatures only between 20 and 25 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at around 10 mph.

A Storm May Bring Snow, Ice & Rain During Tuesday Afternoon & Tuesday Night: An area of low pressure is expected to track northeastward from the Ohio Valley as we get into Tuesday. This low pressure system looks to track right over Southern New England late Tuesday and Tuesday night. Out ahead of the low pressure system will be some retreating Arctic air. Because of this, I do think that the precipitation will probably start as snow during Tuesday afternoon and then gradually transition into freezing rain and then rain during Tuesday night. The rain and freezing rain looks to come to an end by just before dawn Wednesday morning.

All-in-all, it’s probably going to be a mess & roads will likely be slick due to the combination of snow to start Tuesday afternoon & then the change to ice during Tuesday night.

As for possible amounts of snow and ice – Right now, the snow during Tuesday afternoon doesn’t look to be a big deal & amounts of 1 to 3 inches seem most possible. Ice amounts Tuesday night could end up amounting to one tenth (0.10”) to two tenths of an inch (0.20”).

Because of all of this, please be aware that slick conditions and slow going look quite possible on roads during Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.

High temperatures Tuesday will be in the low to mid 30s. Temperatures Tuesday night will remain steady in the low to mid 30s. OUR BUSY WINTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRUDGING ON WITH THE EXPECTATION OF SNOW TOMORROW & SNOW, ICE & RAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON & TUESDAY NIGHT. NO STOP FOR THIS WEARY METEOROLOGIST, THAT'S FOR SURE!!

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Quiet Weather Is Expected Through Saturday; Snow Showers Or Even A Burst Of Snow Is Possible Sunday Morning Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight & Friday: Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be around 20 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Friday looks to be sunny to partly sunny day with high temperatures around 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny skies are expected throughout the day on Saturday and it will be mild. High temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Snow Showers Or Even A Burst Of Snow Is Possible On Sunday Morning: The weather has gotten a little more interesting in terms of snow chances on Sunday morning.

An Arctic cold front is expected to sweep across the region during Sunday morning. While the amount of moisture with this front will be somewhat limited, there will be a fair amount of energy and forcing associated with the front.

Because of this, some of the weather forecast guidance such as the GFS model and the NAM model are now pointing towards the possibility of a decent burst of snow to occur during Sunday morning that drops a quick 2 to 4 inches of snow accumulation.

Other weather forecast guidance such as the European model shows much less energy and forcing associated with the front. Because of this, widespread snow showers would occur during Sunday morning leading to about an inch or so of snow accumulation.

At this point, I’m leaning more towards the idea of widespread snow showers rather than the burst of accumulating snow. Reason why is because it’s somewhat uncommon to see that sort of a burst of snow the GFS/NAM is putting out with an Arctic front. That being said, I will be watching the weather for Sunday in case it does trend towards a snowier forecast.

So, my forecast for Sunday is that I expect widespread snow showers throughout the morning & then it’ll turn sharply colder during the afternoon. Snow amounts Sunday morning look to average around one inch. Temperatures on Sunday will be in the low to mid 30s during the morning, but will fall through the 20s during the afternoon.

Monday: An Arctic air mass will be in place across the area during the day on Monday.

Skies during the day on Monday will be sunny with high temperatures only between 20 and 25 Degrees.

Still Watching A Possible Storm For Around Tuesday Into Wednesday Of Next Week: The weather forecast guidance seems to be trending towards the idea of a low pressure system to track near or right over Southern New England sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday. The exact track of this low pressure system is going to be crucial in determining how it’ll impact our weather.

Some of the weather forecast guidance such as the GFS model forecasts the low pressure system to track right over central and southern New England. This would lead to a messy mixture of snow, ice and rain to occur across the entire area from late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Other weather forecast guidance such as the European model forecasts the low pressure system to track near or just south of the south coast of New England. This would lead to snow and ice to occur from Tuesday afternoon into the day on Wednesday.

What we do know about the storm from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday is that it could track right over or near Southern New England. What we don’t know yet is exactly what types of precipitation and how much of each precipitation type might fall. I do think that this storm does have the potential to bring a very messy mixture of snow, ice and probably even rain to the entire area starting Tuesday afternoon and continuing through Tuesday night and into part of Wednesday.

This storm will be watched very closely & I will have more updates as needed.

The Weather Turns Quiet Through This Weekend; An Active Weather Pattern Looks Possible Next Week Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: A secondary frontal system is expected to push through the area during tonight. This front is expected to bring a few scattered snow showers to the area between about 11 pm and 2 am. Any scattered snow showers may produce a quick dusting to perhaps up to one-half of an inch of snow accumulation.

Low temperatures will be around 25 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph before midnight and West at 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Thursday Through Friday: It appears that a low pressure system tracking from the Ohio Valley will pass well south of our area during Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. Because of this, we will more than likely miss out on any snow from it.

Thursday looks partly sunny during the morning with a mixture of sunshine and clouds expected during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be West at 6 to 12 mph.

Thursday night looks clear to partly cloudy with low temperatures between 15 and 20 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at around 10 mph.

Friday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

This Weekend: No significant weather problems are expected throughout this weekend.

Saturday looks partly sunny with high temperatures around 45 Degrees.

A cold front is expected to push through the area during Saturday night bringing with it some scattered snow showers. Low temperatures will be around 25 Degrees.

Sunday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 35 Degrees.

Turning To Next Week: The weather pattern next week continues to look cold, wintry and active as there’s the possibility of two storms to closely watch – one around Monday afternoon and Monday night and a second storm possibly affecting the area around next Wednesday.

The first storm system that we’re going to have to watch is forecast to track northeastward from the Ohio Valley. Weather forecast guidance are not in good agreement, which is normal for a 5 day forecast, on where this storm might track & how it might affect our area.

Some of the weather forecast guidance show this low pressure system tracking well south of our area, which would lead to no snow at all. Other weather forecast guidance show this low pressure system tracking right across our area, which would lead to several inches of snow occurring sometime from Monday afternoon through Tuesday.

At this point, I’m leaning towards the idea of a close enough track of the first low pressure system to bring some snow to the area during Monday afternoon and Monday night. Snow amounts of perhaps 2 to 4 inches could occur.

The second storm system that will need to be watch is expected to follow closely behind the first. This second storm system might affect the area during the day next Wednesday. How this second storm affects our area will be highly dependent on its track. One thing that I’ve noticed in the data is that this second storm might end up being a “warmer” system & thus it might bring a mixture of snow, ice and even some rain to the area during next Wednesday.

There’s not much else to say about this second storm system except that it could be messy in terms of snow, ice and even some rain next Wednesday.

Next week’s weather will be watched closely and I’ll be keeping you updated on the latest. WOW, IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN A BUSY WINTER AS I'VE BEEN WORKING NEARLY NONSTOP PROVIDING WEATHER FORECASTS & WEATHER UPDATES. DO YOU LIKE & GET A LOT OUT OF THESE WEATHER FORECASTS & WEATHER UPDATES? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPPORT MY WORK? YOU CAN DO THAT BY DONATING USING YOUR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD, PAYPAL OR VENO. HERE'S HOW:

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