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.

It Looks Like We’re Going To Ring In The New Year With Some Light Snow Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: Early Tuesday Afternoon 12/30/2025)

For Tonight: Varying amounts of clouds and windy conditions are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be around 15 Degrees. Winds will be West at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40-45 mph before midnight and West at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph after midnight.

New Year’s Eve: Varying amounts of clouds can be expected throughout the day on New Year’s Eve. High temperatures will be near 30 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Light snow looks to ring in the New Year tomorrow night as a cold front sweeps across the region. Current indications point towards light snow overspreading the entire area between about 9 pm and 11 pm and then continuing through the ball drop. During the after midnight hours of tomorrow night, light snow looks to continue for a few hours before it comes to an end just before sunrise on New Year’s Day. Snowfall amounts tomorrow night look to average around one inch across much of Western and Central Mass. The exception may be across the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass where a dusting of snow looks most probable. Low temperatures will be near 15 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Those of you that will be out and about ringing in the New Year, be cautious on area roads as they may be slick in spots due to the light snow. Also, bundle up as it’s going to be a cold New Year’s Eve night.

New Years Day: Cloudy skies are expected first thing in the morning, but skies will become partly sunny by late morning. Sunny to partly sunny skies are then expected during the afternoon.

High temperatures will be near 25 Degrees. Winds will be West at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Friday Through Sunday: Colder than average temperatures are expected throughout the first weekend of 2026.

Friday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 25 Degrees.

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8:15 pm Monday Evening Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

A strong cold front is making its way through the region as I post this.

A band of snow showers are accompanying this front and these snow showers have set up right along the Mass Pike from the Berkshires eastward through the Springfield Metro all the way to about Sturbridge. These snow showers are generally light in intensity & will likely impact the rest of the Mass Pike northward to about the Route 9 and I-290 corridors over the next hour or so.

Additionally, temperatures are now falling into the middle 30s across the region and will likely fall to below freezing within the next hour or so. Because of this, any untreated wet surfaces will likely become icy and any leftover slush will become a frozen mess. Watch out for black ice if you are out and about this evening. This includes even stepping outside on your deck or stairs as those will likely be icy as well.

As I mentioned earlier, it is expected to become quite windy during the overnight hours of tonight with these very windy conditions continuing through all day Tuesday. West winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph are expected during the overnight hours of tonight. During Tuesday, expect West winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. These windy conditions will probably bring down some tree limbs and power lines leading to isolated power outages.