For The Rest Of This Afternoon: An area of high pressure will be in control of the weather throughout the rest of this afternoon.
Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be around 30 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Skies are expected to start out clear to partly cloudy this evening, but will become mostly cloudy during the after midnight hours.
Low temperatures will be between 10 and 15 Degrees. Winds will be North at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Cloudy skies are expected throughout the day on Friday. High temperatures will be between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be East to Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
1 To 3 Inches Of Snow Is Expected From Late Friday Night Through Saturday: A strong Arctic cold front is expected to push the region during Saturday morning. As it does so, there are signals in the data that suggest an inverted trough might form along this front leading to some enhancement of the snow, which will be very light and fluffy, across Central Mass during the day on Saturday. Because of this, snow accumulations may range from an inch or two across Western Mass to amounts of 2 to 3 inches of snow across Central Mass.
Additionally, northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph can be expected during Saturday afternoon & these gusty winds will likely blow and drift the snow leading to some locally reduced visibilities.
As it stands right now, it appears that snow will overspread the entire area just after midnight on Friday night. The snow is then expected to continue throughout the rest of the night on Friday night.
During the day on Saturday, snow is expected to fall for much of the day. All-in-all, the snow intensity looks to be generally light across Western Mass. Across Central Mass, the snow intensity during the day on Saturday looks to be light to moderate.
The snow is expected to come to an end across Western Mass by about mid-afternoon. The snow is then expected to come to an end across Central Mass around late Saturday afternoon.
Snow amounts from late Friday night through Saturday look to range from 1 to 2 inches across Western Mass to 2 to 3 inches across Central Mass.
Low temperatures Friday night will be between 15 and 20 Degrees. Temperatures on Saturday will peak at around 25 Degrees during the morning & will then fall into the teens during the afternoon.
Winds on Friday night will be South at 5 to 10 mph. Winds on Saturday will be North at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and Northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon. Blowing and drifting of snow can be expected during Saturday afternoon due to the gusty winds.
Dangerously Cold Wind Chill Temperatures Are Expected On Saturday Night & Sunday: It continues to look like some dangerously cold wind chill temperatures can be expected throughout Saturday night and Sunday leading to a high frostbite risk. Those of you that have to be outdoors for an extended period of time, please realize that frostbite will occur in as little as 20 to 30 minutes during Saturday night and Sunday. So bundle up if you have to be outdoors for an extended period of time.
Saturday night looks to start out cloudy during the evening, but will become clear during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be between 5 below zero and 10 below zero. Winds will be Northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Dangerously cold wind chill temperatures of 30 below zero to 35 below zero are expected during Saturday night.
Superbowl Sunday (Go Pats!!) is expected to be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures of only around 10 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 15 to 25 mph leading to wind chill temperatures of 20 below zero to 30 below zero in the morning and around 10 below zero in the afternoon.
