1 To 3 Inches Of Snow Accumulation Is Expected From Late This Afternoon Through This Evening Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: Midday Tuesday 2/10/2026)

Snow is expected to overspread Western Mass by about 4-5 pm this afternoon. The snow is then expected to begin across Central Mass by about 5-6 pm this evening.

Once the snow begins, it is expected to continue on and off through all of this evening.

While most of the time, the snow intensity will be light late this afternoon and this evening, there is expected to be a period where the snow will fall at a moderate to possibly heavy intensity between about 10 pm and 1 am.

The snow is expected to come to an end by 1-2 am Wednesday morning.

As For Snow Amounts: For Western Mass: It appears that snow amounts of 1 to 2 inches look most likely across Western Mass during late this afternoon and this evening. There may be up to 3 inches of snow accumulation in the hilltowns of Western Mass.

For Central Mass: Snow totals of 2 to 3 inches can be expected across all of Central Mass during late this afternoon and this evening.

Overall, this does not look like a big deal in terms of snow amounts, however, roads will still probably be slick starting around 4-5 pm in Western Mass and starting around 5-6 pm across Central Mass. These slick road conditions will likely continue through this evening across the entire area. Because of this, use caution if you have to be out and about during late this afternoon and this evening.

1 To 3 Inches Of Snow Is Expected From Late Tuesday Afternoon Through Tuesday Evening Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be around 25 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 15 to 20 mph.

Skies will start out clear this evening, however, varying amounts of cloud cover can then be expected during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be between 10 and 15 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 7 to 14 mph.

1 To 3 Inches Of Snow Is Expected From Late Tuesday Afternoon Through Tuesday Evening: An area of low pressure is expected to track across central and northern New England during Tuesday night. While a majority of the snow with this system will fall across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, it does appears that some snow will occur across Western and Central Mass during late Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening.

Light snow looks to overspread the entire area during late Tuesday afternoon. The snow is then expected to continue through Tuesday evening before it comes to an end around midnight on Tuesday night.

Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches or so can be expected across the entire area. These amounts look to be closer to 1 to 2 inches for areas near and south of the Mass Pike & closer to 2 to 3 inches of snow accumulation for areas well north of the Mass Pike, especially in the northern Worcester Hills.

High temperatures Tuesday will be around 30 Degrees. Low temperatures Tuesday night will be near 25 Degrees.

Winds on Tuesday will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and Southwest at 6 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds on Tuesday night will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph before midnight and West at 10 to 20 mph after midnight.

Wednesday Through Friday: Varying amounts of cloud cover can be expected throughout the day on Wednesday. High temperatures will be around 35 Degrees. Winds will be West at 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures between 30 and 35 Degrees.

Friday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 30 Degrees.

Some Sort Of A Storm Is Possible During Presidents Day Weekend: The weather during the upcoming Presidents’ Day weekend is going to hinge on what happens with a low pressure system that is expected to track northeastward from the southern and southeastern United States. Right now, there is a high amount of uncertainty as to where this storm will track in relation to our area. This means that the forecast for the weekend has a high degree of uncertainty & could be everything from dry weather with no precipitation at all to a messy mixture of snow, ice and rain to perhaps another snowstorm for the entire area. Any storm that may impact us would occur beginning Sunday afternoon and lasting through Sunday night and Presidents Day.

Looking at the latest weather forecast guidance, as typical for a 5 to 6 day forecast, they show some very different scenarios.

For instance, some of the weather forecast guidance such as the GFS model and the Canadian model show a storm track that takes this low pressure system well south of the area leading to no impacts at all on our area.

Some of the other weather forecast guidance have shown a more inland storm track which would lead to a messy mix of snow, ice and rain from Sunday afternoon through next Monday.

And yet other weather forecast guidance such as the European model are forecasting a low pressure system that tracks along the south coast of New England to near Nantucket. This type of track would lead to a classic heavy snowstorm from Sunday afternoon through next Monday.

Given how uncertain the forecast is for late this coming weekend, there isn’t much more to say except that I urge you to be at least aware that a storm system may affect the weather from Sunday afternoon through Sunday night and next Monday with either all snow or a messy mixture of snow, ice and rain. That said, there is also a very real chance that this storm may just miss us leading us with no precipitation at all.

No matter what happens with this possible storm for Presidents’ Day weekend, I will be keeping close tabs on it.

Very Cold Wind Chill Temperatures Continue Through Tonight Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: Early Sunday Afternoon 2/8/2026)

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: Last night and this morning has just been brutal in terms of both temperatures & especially wind chill temperatures. The low temperature this morning here in Sturbridge was minus 5 with the lowest wind chill temperature of minus 27. Brrrr.

Skies throughout the rest of this afternoon will be sunny with temperatures between 10 and 15 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Wind chill temperatures will be between 5 below zero and 10 below zero.

Another very cold night in terms of wind chill temperatures are expected tonight under clear skies. Low temperatures will be around Zero. Winds will be Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Wind chill temperatures will be around 20 below zero.

Monday: Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the day on Monday. High temperatures will be around 25 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 15 to 20 mph.

1 To 2 Inches Of Snow Is Expected From Late Tuesday Afternoon Through Tuesday Evening: Another round of snow can be expected during late Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening as a low pressure system tracks southeastward across central and northern New England.

It appears that some light snow will overspread the entire area during the late afternoon hours of Tuesday and then continue through Tuesday evening. The snow looks to come to an end around midnight or so Tuesday night.

This does look to be a light snowfall with amounts of 1 to 2 inches expected. The amounts look to be closer to one inch for areas in the Pioneer Valley as well as across areas near and south of the Mass Pike. Amounts look to be closer to 2 inches across the northern Worcester Hills.

High temperatures Tuesday will be around 30 Degrees. Low temperatures Tuesday night will be near 25 Degrees. Winds on Tuesday will be West to Northwest at 6 to 12 mph in the morning and Southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds on Tuesday night will be Southwest at 6 to 12 mph before midnight and West at 10 to 20 mph after midnight.

Wednesday Through Friday: Temperatures look to return to about average for this time of year for the second half of this coming week. Pull out the t-shirts and shorts because it’s going to feel downright warm during the second half of this week as compared to the very cold temperatures that we’ve had of late.

Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 35 Degrees.

Thursday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures between 30 and 35 Degrees.

Friday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 30 Degrees.