7Weather – Snow showers are coming to an end tonight. Locations near the northern Mass/southern New Hampshire border and north of Route 2 received the most snow with some reports of up to 6-8.” These totals below were updated as of 5:30 pm. Ski country was able to freshen up the slopes with natural stuff just in time for the weekend too!
This was a heavy, wet snow that accumulated. That means it’s packing a lot of water and could be tough to move. If you haven’t already, take advantage of tonight to clear any snow from walkways, your driveway or car windshield. Temperatures are going to drop overnight into the mid/upper 20s for Worcester County and MetroWest to near 30 for the city of Boston and SE Mass. Any slush you haven’t moved will refreeze overnight, and you’ll be stuck trying to move ice tomorrow morning. There will be slick spots on any untreated surfaces into tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow is a dry but seasonably chilly day. We’ll see a lot of clouds in the morning with some breaks of sun throughout the day. Temperatures start off in the mid/upper 20s and reach the mid 30s in the afternoon. A NW breeze will make it feel chillier.
As for our weekend, Sunday will feel a little bit more mild as temperatures head for the 40s. Fewer clouds in the morning, before more clouds for the second half of the day. The majority of the day is dry before rain moves in during the evening. A southwest wind will turn breezier as well.
Saturday is dry but our long-range weather pattern stays active. We’re watching the development of a low pressure system. The track of the storm is not locked in. If the track is along the coast that brings mostly rain to the region. If the track is farther east then colder air works in to more of the area shifting the rain/snow line south. Here are our initial thoughts.
That’s not the only storm we’ll see next week. Another storm will bring evening rain/snow Wednesday and morning rain/wind Thursday.
Check back with us this weekend as we fine-tune the details of this next storm.
Meteorologist Melanie Black