Another Round Of Light Snow Is Expected During Monday Afternoon & Monday Night Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: Early Sunday Afternoon 1/4/2026)

For Tonight: Generally partly cloudy skies are expected during tonight. Low temperatures will be around 10 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Monday & Monday Night: A weak low pressure system is expected to cross the region during Monday afternoon and Monday night. This low pressure system is likely to bring some light snow to all of Western and Central Mass during Monday afternoon and Monday night.

It appears that skies will start out partly sunny during Monday morning, but will become cloudy by Monday afternoon.

Light snow looks to overspread the entire area by about mid-afternoon on Monday. This light snow then is expected to continue through the late afternoon hours of Monday as well as right through the first half of Monday night. The light snow then looks to come to an end during the after midnight hours of Monday night.

Snow amounts during Monday afternoon and Monday evening are expected to average between 1 and 2 inches across all of Western and Central Mass.

High temperatures Monday will be around 25 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and Southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Low temperatures Monday night will be near 20 Degrees. Winds will be South to Southwest at 5 to 10 mph before midnight and North to Northwest at around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: We are expected to be in-between weather systems during Tuesday. Because of this, skies will be cloudy throughout the day on Tuesday. High temperatures will be around 35 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northeast at around 5 mph.

Some Mixed Snow & Freezing Rain Is Possible Tuesday Night That Changes To A Few Rain Showers On Wednesday: An area of low pressure is expected to track from the Great Lakes region into Quebec province during Tuesday night and Wednesday.

It appears that milder air will be pushed over some cold temperatures near the ground just as precipitation moves in during Tuesday. Because of this, it appears that some periods of mixed light snow and light freezing rain will occur during the overnight hours of Tuesday night. Now, it appears that any ice accumulation will be very light, but it may still be enough to produce slick roads across the region during Tuesday night. Low temperatures Tuesday night will be around 30 Degrees.

During Wednesday, skies are expected to be cloudy throughout the day. Additionally, some scattered rain showers are possible from time to time during the day. High temperatures Wednesday will be around 40 Degrees.

Some Light Snow Is Expected From Late Saturday Night To Early Sunday Morning Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight & Saturday: Clear skies are expected throughout tonight with low temperatures between 10 and 15 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

Saturday looks to start out sunny to partly sunny during the morning. Skies will then become cloudy during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night & Sunday: A fast moving weak low pressure system is expected to push across the area during the late night hours of Saturday night into Sunday morning. This low pressure system may bring a period of very light snow from after midnight on Saturday night to just after sunrise on Sunday morning.

Some intermittent very light snow is expected to occur across the entire area during the after midnight hours of Saturday night. The light snow looks to last until about sunrise on Sunday morning before it comes to an end just after sunrise Sunday morning.

Snow totals late Saturday night to sunrise Sunday morning looks to be one inch or less across the entire area.

Once the light snow ends early Sunday morning, skies will feature varying amounts of clouds throughout the day on Sunday. It’s possible that there could be a few afternoon snow showers around.

Low temperatures Saturday night will be near 15 Degrees. High temperatures Sunday will be near 30 Degrees. Winds on Saturday night will be West at 5 to 10 mph. Winds on Sunday will be West to Northwest at 7 to 14 mph.

Next Week’s Weather Outlook: An area of high pressure will control the weather during Monday leading to partly sunny skies throughout the day. High temperatures will be between 20 and 25 Degrees.

An area of low pressure is forecast to track across the region during Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. This low pressure system may bring a period of snow, sleet and freezing rain during Tuesday night and Wednesday morning across the entire area. This weather system will be watched closely in the coming days as it may affect Wednesday morning travel.

Those of you that are wanting reprieve from the very cold temperatures that we’ve had, you might get a chance for that later next week. A milder weather pattern has the chance to set up across the region during the second half of next week. This looks to lead towards daytime high temperatures in the low to mid 40s and nighttime low temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30 Degrees on Thursday and next Friday.

Snow Will Ring In The New Year Tonight Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: 1:35 pm Wednesday 12/31/2025)

A robust cold front is expected to push across the region during late tonight and early tomorrow morning. This front will have just enough energy and moisture to produce snow across all of Western and Central Mass during tonight into the first parts of New Year’s Day morning.

Snow will overspread Western Mass between about 8 pm and 10 pm and then begin across Central Mass between about 10 pm and midnight tonight. Once the snow begins, it is expected to continue throughout the overnight hours of tonight into the first parts of New Year’s Day morning.

Snow looks to come to an end first across Western Mass between 7 am and 9 am tomorrow morning and then across Central Mass between 8 am and 10 am tomorrow morning.

Once the snow ends during tomorrow morning, it is expected to become partly sunny during tomorrow afternoon.

Forecast Snow Totals: All-in-all, it appears that snow totals of around 2 inches can be expected across all of Central Mass. Across Western Mass, snow totals of around 1 inch looks likely in the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass and snow totals of around 2 inches can be expected in the Hilltowns of Western Mass and across the Berkshires.

This will be a light and fluffy snow. Even with that, slippery conditions can be expected very shortly after the snow begins tonight as this will be a cold storm. Because of this, the snow will have no problems accumulating on all surfaces. Gusty winds tonight and tomorrow morning will lead to areas of blowing snow leading to reduced visibility in some areas. Be very careful if you are out and about ringing in the New Year as slippery roads are likely. Also, bundle up tight as it’s going to be quite cold tonight.

Low temperatures tonight will be around 15 Degrees. High temperatures on New Year’s Day will be around 25 Degrees.

Winds tonight will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Winds on New Year’s Day will be West at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.