Two Rounds Of Snow Are Expected This Weekend Across Western & Central Mass – One From Late Tonight Into Saturday & The Second Round Late Sunday Afternoon & Sunday Evening

Some Snow Is Expected From Very Late Tonight Into Saturday: A couple of low pressure systems are expected to push across New England during tonight and Saturday. These storm systems will bring snow to the entire area during late tonight and during the day on Saturday.

Snow is expected to develop across the entire area during the predawn hours of Saturday morning. The snow is then expected to continue until mid-morning on Saturday across Central Mass. A break in the snow is expected across Central Mass from mid-morning until early afternoon. Meanwhile, snow looks to continue throughout all of Saturday morning across Western Mass as well as across the far northern Worcester Hills.

During Saturday afternoon, snow is expected to begin again across Central Mass during the early afternoon hours and then continue through the late afternoon hours. Across Western Mass, snow is expected throughout all of Saturday afternoon & it may be moderate in intensity at times.

The snow is expected to come to an end across the entire area by early Saturday evening.

My forecast snowfall total map for late tonight & Saturday is attached to this post. As you can see, the highest snow totals look to be across the northern Worcester Hills as well as across Western Mass where it’ll likely snow all day on Saturday.

Low temperatures tonight will be between 15 and 20 Degrees. High temperatures Saturday will be in the mid to upper 30s.

Winds tonight will be Southwest at around 10 mph. Winds on Saturday will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Maybe Some More Snow Late Sunday Afternoon & Sunday Evening, Especially Across Parts Of Central Mass: The forecast for late this weekend continues to be a very tough one as there is a considerable amount of uncertainty as to how far west the accumulating snow with an offshore low pressure system will get into our area.

Some of the weather forecast guidance such as the European model shows a far enough offshore track so that any snow will be limited to far southern and southeastern parts of Worcester County.

Other weather forecast guidance such as the Canadian model is showing a closer approach of that low pressure system. Because of this, it leads to snow to occur across the entire area during Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. In this scenario, snow amounts of 2 to 4 inches would occur across the entire area. It should be noted that the Canadian model has been extremely consistent in this type of a forecast while other models such as the GFS and European models have been all over the place in their forecasts of the late weekend storm.

Here Are My Thoughts: I still think that there are higher odds for a nothing burger with the late weekend storm rather than something that gives widespread accumulating snow across the entire area.

That being said, it’s quite possible that this storm system could come close enough to give some snow to the area from later Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. Should this occur, it could lead to snow accumulations to range from a dusting across Western Mass to something like 1 to 3 inches or so across Central Mass.

Even though the late weekend system looks to be a minor one in terms of snowfall, I’m still going to be keeping a very close eye on it in case it trends towards something bigger.

Our Weekend Snow Event For Western & Central Mass Might Occur On Saturday Rather Than Sunday Into Monday (Issued: Late Thursday Afternoon 1/15/2026)

For Tonight & Friday: Windy and cold weather is expected for tonight and Friday as a cold front pushes offshore of the New England coast.

Generally partly cloudy skies are expected during tonight with low temperatures between 10 and 15 Degrees. Winds will be West at 15 to 25 mph.

Friday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures around 30 Degrees. Winds will be West at 18 to 28 mph with gusts to 35-40 mph.

Some Snow Is Expected On Saturday: An area of low pressure is expected to lift northeastward and cross New England during the day on Saturday. In response to this, snow is expected to occur during Saturday morning across the entire area.

Snow looks to develop across the entire area during the predawn hours of Saturday morning. The snow is then expected to continue throughout all of Saturday morning and then should come to an end around midday Saturday. It should be noted that some lingering snow showers will persist through Saturday afternoon.

At this time, it appears that snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches seems most probable across the entire area. Not a big deal at all, but it’ll still be enough snow to cover the ground.

High temperatures Saturday will be near 35 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday Through Monday: I continue to keep close tabs on a storm system that’s expected to push off of the US Southeast coast during the day on Sunday. While the weather forecast guidance continues to struggle and show uncertainty as to where this storm will track in relation to our area, it is looking more possible that this storm could be a near miss for our area rather than a direct impact.

Weather forecast guidance such as the GFS model, which yesterday at this time showed a major snowstorm now shows no snow at all for our area.

Weather forecast guidance like the European model continues to show a storm track well east of Nantucket, which would leave our area with no snow at all on Sunday into Monday.

Finally, the Canadian weather model shows a storm track just barely east of Nantucket, which leads to a 2 to 5 inch snowfall across the entire area during the day on Sunday.

At this point, I think the odds are higher for a near miss rather than a direct impact which would lead to a major snowstorm. That being said, this storm system may still come close enough to the area & give us some snow during the day on Sunday that persists into Sunday evening. Any snow accumulations on Sunday look to be anywhere from a couple of inches to perhaps a few inches of snow.

That being said, I urge you to continue monitoring the latest updates regarding the Sunday snowfall. While it looks to be a minor snowfall right now, things may still trend towards something bigger & it’ll be something that I’ll be watching out for.

Whether we see snow or not on Sunday, what does look very likely is the potential for bitterly cold temperatures pushing into the area during next week. High temperatures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will only be in the 20 to 25 Degree range. Low temperatures for Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night will be in the single numbers.

Scattered Showers Tonight & Then Turning Colder For Thursday & Friday; Maybe Some Snow From Sunday Afternoon To Monday Morning Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Some scattered rain showers are expected from time to time during tonight as we await a strong cold front, which is expected to move through during Thursday morning.

Low temperatures will be around 35 Degrees. Winds will be South at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A strong cold front is expected to push through the area during Thursday morning. Once this front moves through, colder air will push into the area during Thursday afternoon. This means that the high temperatures for Thursday of 40 to 45 Degrees will occur during the morning. Temperatures are then expected to fall through the 30s during the afternoon.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout Thursday morning. In addition, some scattered rain and snow showers are expected to accompany the front during the morning.

During Thursday afternoon, skies will become partly sunny. That said, some scattered snow showers are possible during the afternoon.

Winds on Thursday will be Southwest at 7 to 15 mph in the morning and West at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night & Friday: A shot of colder air will invade the entire area during Thursday night and Friday.

Thursday night looks to feature varying amounts of cloud cover. Low temperatures will be around 15 Degrees. Winds will be West at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Friday looks partly sunny and windy with high temperatures around 30 Degrees. Winds will be West at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

This Weekend: The weekend weather is going to hinge on the track and strength of a low pressure system that’s expected to push off of the Southeastern coast of the United States on Saturday night. There is little agreement between the weather forecast guidance on what might occur with this storm system and how it may affect our weather.

Weather forecast guidance such as the GFS model is forecasting a major storm that tracks near Nantucket on Sunday night leading to a major snowstorm on Sunday night into Monday across the entire area with 1 to 2 feet of snow.

Other weather forecast guidance such as the Canadian model forecasts a further offshore storm track. This would lead to some snow to occur from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning with accumulations of 3 to 5 inches or so.

Yet other weather forecast guidance such as the European model is showing a complete miss with a quiet weekend weather wise across the entire area.

Based on extensive analysis of all of the weather data, I think that the GFS model’s forecast of a major snowstorm is an outlier & I’m not buying it. I also think that the European model’s forecast of a complete miss may also be an outlier & because of that I’m not buying that forecast either.

My take is that we may end up seeing perhaps a storm that stays a bit offshore & because of this, it brings some accumulating snow (maybe something like 2 to 5 inches or so) to the entire area beginning on Sunday afternoon and continuing through Sunday night to Monday morning.

That being said, I urge you to monitor the weather forecasts for this weekend closely, in case things trend towards a bigger storm.

To sum up the weekend weather forecast:

Saturday looks cloudy & it appears that there will be some light snow during the day as a weather disturbance moves through the area. Snow accumulations of around one inch or so looks possible during Saturday. High temperatures will be around 35 Degrees.

Sunday will be cloudy with snow beginning during the afternoon. High temperatures will be near 35 Degrees.

Snow is possible throughout Sunday night with low temperatures near 20 Degrees.

Snow may continue into Monday morning before it ends by Monday afternoon. Again, I’m thinking this shouldn’t be a big deal in terms of snow amounts with maybe 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation possible. High temperatures will be near 30 Degrees.