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For Tonight & Monday: Generally partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight with low temperatures between 12 and 17 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 7 to 14 mph.


After a sunny to partly sunny start to the day on Monday, the rest of Monday looks to feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds. High temperatures will be between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.


Tuesday Through Wednesday: It appears that the storm system that I’ve been watching for Tuesday night is going to stay too far south of our area to really affect us. For right now, it appears that the northern edge of the snow with Tuesday night’s storm may reach as far north as central and southern Connecticut, southern Rhode Island and the Cape.


Tuesday looks partly sunny during the morning with skies becoming cloudy during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.


Tuesday night will be cloudy with low temperatures between 15 and 20 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.


Wednesday looks cloudy with high temperatures between 25 and 30 Degrees.


A Mix Of Snow, Sleet & Freezing Rain Is Expected From Late Wednesday Night Through Thursday Morning: An area of low pressure is expected to cross New England during the late night hours of Wednesday night into Thursday morning. This storm has the potential to bring with it a messy mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the entire area.


Precipitation is expected to start out as snow beginning around midnight Wednesday night. The snow may then continue for several hours during the after midnight hours of Wednesday night into the predawn hours of Thursday morning before it changes to freezing rain and sleet around sunrise Thursday morning. Freezing rain and sleet then continues for several hours during Thursday morning before it comes to an end around midday Thursday.


In terms of possible snow accumulations, this is looking something like a 1 to 3 inch snowfall for most areas. Exception may be across the northern parts of Worcester County where 2 to 4 inches of snow is a possibility. Ice amounts of a very light glaze looks possible during Thursday morning.


Low temperatures Wednesday night will be between 20 and 25 Degrees. High temperatures Thursday will be near 35 Degrees.


An Extended Winter Storm May Affect The Area Next Weekend From Saturday Night Until Next Monday: There’s going to be very little rest for this meteorologist as once the Wednesday night and Thursday morning storm gets done, I’ll be quickly pivoting to the next storm, which looks to be a potential long-lasting extended storm that lasts from Saturday night until sometime next Monday.


A couple of pretty robust storm systems are forecast to track along a frontal boundary just to our south. The first storm looks to pass near the area on Sunday with the second storm tracking near us late Sunday night through next Monday.


The big questions are where exactly these storms will track in relation to our area and how strong will they be. Both are important in determining whether this will end up being a major winter storm that brings heavy snow amounts or a storm that brings a kitchen sink variety of precipitation including a few inches of snow followed by ice accumulations from freezing rain and sleet. Another possible scenario is for the low pressure systems to track just west of our area leading to mostly all rain, which would lead to its own headaches due to the ground being frozen & not being able to absorb the rain.


This is definitely going to be a storm that I will be watching closely and I will have more updates for you as needed.

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HERE IS THE LATEST ON TONIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING'S SNOWFALL: An area of low pressure is expected to track eastward and pass just south of New England late tonight and Sunday morning.


Snow is expected to begin first across Western Mass around 8 pm this evening and then begin across Central Mass around 9 pm or so this evening.


The snow will then quickly become heavy at times beginning about 10 pm. Heavy snow is then expected to continue through midnight as well as during the after midnight hours of tonight. Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour is likely with up to 2 inch per hour snowfall rates possible at times.


The snow will then lighten up in intensity around 4 am or so Sunday morning with light snow continuing through much of, if not all of Sunday morning.


The snow will then end around midday Sunday.


My latest forecast snowfall map for tonight and Sunday morning is attached to this post. Overall, it still looks like most areas will see 6 to 8 inches of snow accumulation with two exceptions.


Forecast Snow Totals From 8-9 pm This Evening To Midday Sunday
Forecast Snow Totals From 8-9 pm This Evening To Midday Sunday

The first exception is across the middle and lower Pioneer Valley of Western Mass where some shadowing of moisture from the Worcester Hills will cut down on snow amounts to perhaps 4 to 6 inches or so.


The second exception is across northern Worcester County in the area near and north of Route 2 where the snow could be fluffier in nature and come down a little bit harder. Because of this, I am increasing snow totals to 8 to 10 inches in this area.


Temperatures tonight will be between 20 and 25 Degrees. Temperatures by Sunday afternoon will be between 30 and 35 Degrees.


Winds tonight will be East at 5 to 10 mph. Winds on Sunday will be North to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

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4 To 8 Inches Of Snow Is Expected On Saturday Night Into Sunday Morning: After some quiet weather tonight and all day Saturday, a storm system is expected to affect the entire region during Saturday night that lasts into Sunday morning. The precipitation with this storm is expected to be all snow.


Snow is expected to overspread the entire area about 9 pm or so Saturday evening. That snow is expected to quickly become heavy at times starting about 10-11 pm with the heavy snow continuing for several hours during the overnight hours of Saturday night. Snowfall rates of 1 to possibly as much as 2 inches per hour can be expected.


The snow will then lighten up in intensity just before sunrise Sunday morning with the light snow continuing for a few hours during Sunday morning.


The snow will come to an end between about 9 to 11 am or so Sunday morning.


My forecast snowfall map for Saturday night and Sunday morning’s storm is attached to this post. Most areas look to see about 6 to 8 inches of snow accumulation. The exception to this may end up being the middle and lower Pioneer Valley of Western Mass where some shadowing of moisture from the Worcester Hills will cut down on snow amounts to perhaps 4 to 6 inches or so.


Forecast Snow Totals For Saturday Night Through Sunday Morning
Forecast Snow Totals For Saturday Night Through Sunday Morning

I want to let you know that I was somewhat conservative with my forecast snow amounts and that there is the possibility for slightly higher snow totals (maybe 8 to 10 inches) over the northern Worcester Hills. I don’t want to raise the snow totals there just yet until I see more data.


Temperatures on Saturday night will be between 20 and 25 Degrees. Temperatures by Sunday afternoon will be between 30 and 35 Degrees.


Winds on Saturday night will be East at 5 to 10 mph. Winds on Sunday will be Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.


Three More Winter Storms May Affect The Area Next Week Through Next Weekend: As I have mentioned previously, next week through next weekend looks extremely active in the way of winter storm threats for the entire area. In particular, there are three additional possible winter storms that might affect the area.


The first winter storm may affect the area on Tuesday night as a low pressure system tracks to the south of New England. This storm may end up passing far enough to the south so that we end up with light to perhaps moderate amounts of snow.


The second winter storm has the potential to affect the entire area throughout Thursday and Thursday night. The track of this second storm is highly uncertain and because of this, what sorts of impacts it might have on the area are uncertain. The possibilities range from an all snow event that brings moderate amounts of snowfall to a storm that brings a mixture of snow and ice to the area.


And a third winter storm may affect the area throughout much of next weekend. This third storm may bring extended impacts that last from next Saturday afternoon until sometime next Sunday night or next Monday morning. Whether this third storm is an all snow event or something that brings snow, ice and rain remains to be seen, but we have plenty of time to watch it.

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