Strong To Possibly Severe Thunderstorms Tuesday Afternoon Across Western & Central Mass

A strong cold front is expected to cross Southern New England during Tuesday afternoon. A line of thunderstorms, some of them strong to possibly even severe, will accompany this front. At this point, it looks like a line of thunderstorms will cross Western Mass between about 3 pm and 5 pm Tuesday afternoon and then move across Central Mass between about 4 pm and 6 pm Tuesday. Heavy downpours, gusty winds and small hail are possible from thunderstorms and as I already mentioned, some of these storms will be on the strong to possibly severe side. Once the front moves through, the temperatures are expected to rapidly fall through the 40s and into the 30s during Tuesday evening. West to Northwest winds will also gust up to 30 to 40 mph at times during Tuesday evening. A sunny, cooler and windy day is then expected on Wednesday with high temperatures near 45 Degrees and west winds gusting up to 40 mph at times.

Forecast Radar Imagery For Tuesday Afternoon

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Accumulating Snow Expected Tonight Into Saturday Morning Across Western & Central Mass

An area of low pressure is expected to track near the South Coast of New England tonight bringing with it a round of accumulating snow, especially between midnight tonight and daybreak on Saturday morning. Precipitation initially in the form of rain across the valleys of Western and Central Mass & a rain-snow mix across the higher elevations will move in between 9 pm and midnight tonight. Once the precipitation begins, temperatures are expected to quickly fall to near freezing causing the precipitation to change to all snow across the entire area around or just after midnight tonight. A period of moderate to heavy snow is then expected with snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour are expected between about midnight tonight and daybreak Saturday morning. A majority of the snow accumulation will be on grassy and non-pavement surfaces, however, some accumulation of wet heavy snow is possible on roads if the snow comes down hard enough late tonight. The snow is expected to continue through part of Saturday morning before coming to an end just before midday Saturday. There are no changes to my thinking regarding snow accumulations for tonight and Saturday morning – The highest snow amounts of 4 to 6 inches are expected across the Worcester Hills, the Berkshires and the Hilltowns of Western Mass. Across the lower elevations, such as the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass & the Blackstone Valley of Central Mass, 2 to 4 inches of snow accumulation is expected. Be aware that scattered power outages are possible across the Worcester Hills, the Berkshires and the Hilltowns of Western Mass as more than 4 inches of heavy wet snow is expected.

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Accumulating Snow Expected Friday Night Into Saturday Morning Across Western & Central Mass

Accumulating snow is likely for Friday night into Saturday morning across all of Western & Central Mass. An area of low pressure is expected to track from the Ohio Valley on Friday to the South Coast of New England during Friday night and Saturday morning. There is expected to be a sufficient amount of cold air around for the precipitation to fall as snow across the entire area throughout Friday night into Saturday morning. Wet snow will overspread Western Mass between 7 pm and 9 pm Friday evening and then overspread Central Mass between 9 pm and 11 pm Friday evening. Snow is then expected to continue through the rest of Friday night and part of Saturday morning before ending by 9 to 10 am Saturday morning. Some rain may mix in with the snow across the Pioneer Valley and Blackstone Valley while mostly all snow falls in the Berkshires, Worcester Hills and the Hilltowns of Western Mass. There are signals in the data that suggest a period of heavy snow is likely for a while during the overnight hours of Friday night with 1 inch per hour snowfall rates likely across the entire area. As for possible snow accumulations on Friday night and Saturday morning – The highest snow amounts of 4 to 6 inches are expected across the Worcester Hills, the Berkshires and the Hilltowns of Western Mass. Across the lower elevations, such as the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass & the Blackstone Valley of Central Mass, 2 to possibly 4 inches of snow accumulation is expected. Be aware that scattered power outages are possible across the Worcester Hills, the Berkshires and the Hilltowns of Western Mass as more than 4 inches of heavy wet snow is expected. I continue to keep an eye on Friday night's possible snowfall & will have updates as needed.

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