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.

Quiet Weather Is Expected Through Tuesday Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: Late Monday Afternoon 1/12/2026)

For Tonight & Tuesday: An area of high pressure will control the weather throughout tonight and Tuesday.

Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be between 20 and 25 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday looks to feature sunny skies throughout the morning with partly sunny skies expected during the afternoon. High temperatures will be near 45 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night & Wednesday: A frontal system is expected to track southeastward into New England during Tuesday night.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout Tuesday night. In addition to this, some scattered rain and snow showers can be expected during the after midnight hours of Tuesday night. Low temperatures will be near 35 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday is expected to be cloudy throughout the day. In addition, there will be on and off rain showers throughout the day as that frontal boundary becomes stalled across our area. High temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 7 to 15 mph.

Thursday Through Friday: I continue to keep close tabs on the possibility of a storm system passing near or over Southern New England near the end of this week. That being said, it seems that most of the weather forecast guidance have trended towards a track that would have the low pressure system tracking across northern New England leading to a snowstorm over parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine & little impact here in Western and Central Mass.

Even though it seems like the late week storm might be a miss for our area, a lot can change between now and the end of this week & it’s possible that the storm track could shift back towards more winter weather impacts here across Western and Central Mass.

For now, Thursday looks cloudy with high temperatures near 35 Degrees.

Friday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 25 and 30 Degrees.