Snow Begins By Early Afternoon; Snow Then Changes To Freezing Rain By This Evening Across Western & Central Mass

Radar imagery and weather observations indicate that snow has begun to fall across western Connecticut as of 10:30 am. It is expected that this snow will continue expanding eastward into Western and Central Mass over the next 2-3 hours or so.

Snow looks to begin across Western Mass by about midday. The snow is then expected to begin across Central Mass by about 1 pm, if not a little earlier than that.

The snow is then expected to last through the rest of this afternoon and not begin to change to freezing rain until this evening. Also, I expect that the snow may fall at a moderate intensity at times. This means that roads will likely be slick this afternoon due to the snow & slow going commute home can be expected.

A change from snow to freezing rain looks to take place from south to north during this evening. This change to freezing rain looks to first occur across areas near and south of the Mass Pike by between 5 pm and 7 pm. The snow then looks to change to freezing rain across areas north of the Mass Pike between about 6 pm and 9 pm.

The freezing rain is then expected to continue throughout the rest of this evening & right through midnight. All freezing rain should come to an end during the predawn hours of Wednesday morning.

Snow amounts this afternoon look to average between 1 and 2 inches. Amounts of up to 3 inches are possible in the northern Worcester Hills and across the hilltowns of the Pioneer Valley.

Ice accumulations tonight look to average between one tenth (0.10") and two tenths (0.20") of an inch. Upwards of one quarter of an inch (0.25") of ice is a possibility across areas near and south of the Mass Pike.

As I already mentioned, roads this afternoon will be slippery due to the falling snow. Use caution if you are out and about and be aware that the afternoon commute is going to be a slow one.

Roads tonight are expected to be potentially quite slippery due to the icing conditions from freezing rain. Extreme caution is advised if you are going to have to be out and about on roads. Also, watch that first step when going outside as stairs, decks, sidewalks and parking lots will all be icy due to the freezing rain.

A Mixture Of Snow & Freezing Rain Is Expected From Tuesday Afternoon Through Tuesday Night Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: An Arctic air mass is expected to remain over the area throughout the rest of this afternoon and tonight.

Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be generally in the middle 20s. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

Clear skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be near 15 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Snow, Freezing Rain & Rain Is Expected Tuesday Afternoon & Tuesday Night: An area of low pressure is expected to track across southern New England during Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night. This storm system is expected to bring a messy mixture of snow, freezing rain and rain to the entire area during Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night. This will lead to the likelihood of slick conditions and slow going on area roads while it snows Tuesday afternoon and becomes freezing rain later Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening.

Snow is expected to overspread the entire area by midday across Western Mass. The snow then looks to develop across Central Mass during the early afternoon hours of Tuesday.

Snow is then expected to continue throughout much of Tuesday afternoon before it rapidly changes to freezing rain from south to north across the entire area between about 5 pm and 8 pm.

Freezing rain then looks to occur across the entire area during Tuesday evening. A brief change to all rain looks possible, especially across areas near and south of the Mass Pike during Tuesday evening while mostly all freezing rain occurs north of the Mass Pike.

The freezing rain and rain looks to come to an end during the predawn hours of Wednesday morning.

As for snow and ice amounts – Snow amounts during Tuesday afternoon will be between 1 and 2 inches across all of Western and Central Mass.

Ice amounts during Tuesday night looks to average between one tenth of an inch (0.10”) and two tenths of an inch (0.20”).

Again, roads are likely to be slippery throughout Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night due to the snow accumulation Tuesday afternoon and then the icy conditions due to freezing rain Tuesday night. This will certainly impact the Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening commute & slow going conditions on roads is very likely.

High temperatures Tuesday will be near 35 Degrees. Low temperatures Tuesday night will be near 30 Degrees. Winds on Tuesday will be South at 7 to 14 mph. Winds on Tuesday night will be West at around 10 mph.

Wednesday Through Friday: A shift towards some milder temperatures are expected during the second half of this week. Additionally, the weather looks more unsettled than not between Wednesday and Friday.

Wednesday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 50 Degrees. Winds will be West at 6 to 12 mph.

Thursday is expected to be cloudy and there will be some scattered rain showers during the afternoon. High temperatures will be near 45 Degrees.

The weather will need to be watched during Thursday night into Friday as yet another low pressure system tracks across the region. This low pressure system is expected to bring quite a slug of precipitation into our area starting during the predawn hours of Friday morning and continuing through Friday morning. Some of the weather forecast guidance are pointing towards a scenario where cold air will be locked in near the ground. Should this occur, it would mean we’d see a period of freezing rain during Friday morning, especially across areas north of the Mass Pike. This is something that’ll need to be watched closely going forward.

For now, I’m going to go with rain with areas of freezing rain beginning during the predawn hours of Friday morning and continuing through all of Friday morning. Rain and freezing rain then ends by midday Friday.

Low temperatures Thursday night will be near 30 Degrees. High temperatures Friday will be near 35 Degrees. OUR BUSY WINTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRUDGING ON THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK WITH THE EXPECTATION OF SNOW & ICE TOMORROW AFTERNOON & TOMORROW NIGHT & POSSIBLY MORE ICE & RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. NO REST FOR THIS VERY TIRED METEOROLOGIST, THAT'S FOR SURE!!

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Some Snow Is Expected During The Day Sunday Across Western & Central Mass; Snow, Ice & Rain Expected Tuesday Afternoon & Tuesday Night

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Partly cloudy skies are expected this evening with cloudy skies expected during the after midnight hours of tonight. Low temperatures will be around 25 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Some Snow Is Expected During The Day Sunday: An Arctic cold front is expected to sweep across the area during the day on Sunday. This front will bring with it some snow that begins during the mid and late morning hours of Sunday and lasts until about mid to late afternoon when it’ll end.

So, I expect light snow to overspread the entire area from west to east during the mid and late morning hours of Sunday. This light snow is expected to continue into Sunday afternoon before it comes to an end by the mid and late afternoon hours of Sunday.

This does not look to be a big deal in terms of snow accumulations as I expect around one inch of snow or so.

High temperatures will be near 35 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night & Monday: An Arctic air mass will be in place across the area throughout Sunday night & Monday.

Clear skies are expected on Sunday night with low temperatures between 5 and 10 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Skies during the day on Monday will be sunny with high temperatures only between 20 and 25 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at around 10 mph.

A Storm May Bring Snow, Ice & Rain During Tuesday Afternoon & Tuesday Night: An area of low pressure is expected to track northeastward from the Ohio Valley as we get into Tuesday. This low pressure system looks to track right over Southern New England late Tuesday and Tuesday night. Out ahead of the low pressure system will be some retreating Arctic air. Because of this, I do think that the precipitation will probably start as snow during Tuesday afternoon and then gradually transition into freezing rain and then rain during Tuesday night. The rain and freezing rain looks to come to an end by just before dawn Wednesday morning.

All-in-all, it’s probably going to be a mess & roads will likely be slick due to the combination of snow to start Tuesday afternoon & then the change to ice during Tuesday night.

As for possible amounts of snow and ice – Right now, the snow during Tuesday afternoon doesn’t look to be a big deal & amounts of 1 to 3 inches seem most possible. Ice amounts Tuesday night could end up amounting to one tenth (0.10”) to two tenths of an inch (0.20”).

Because of all of this, please be aware that slick conditions and slow going look quite possible on roads during Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.

High temperatures Tuesday will be in the low to mid 30s. Temperatures Tuesday night will remain steady in the low to mid 30s. OUR BUSY WINTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRUDGING ON WITH THE EXPECTATION OF SNOW TOMORROW & SNOW, ICE & RAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON & TUESDAY NIGHT. NO STOP FOR THIS WEARY METEOROLOGIST, THAT'S FOR SURE!!

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