7Weather- Here comes our next round of winter weather. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Monday afternoon – Tuesday evening for areas outside of I-95. The main concern with this storm will be ice and the potential to see power outages.
There will be a light, on and off wintry mix tomorrow, and then the heavy, messy mix moves in overnight. The heaviest precip will fall from 3AM – 8AM Tuesday.
The coast might see some ice pellets mixed in with rain as this storm moves in, but for the most part, the coast and SE Mass will see rain.
Areas outside of I-95 will go from a brief period of snow, to sleet, and then quickly to freezing rain. The precipitation will be falling as rain, but with surface temperatures at or below freezing, the rain will freeze as soon as it hits the surface.
This period of freezing rain, could lead to enough ice to see power outages early Tuesday morning.
As of now, it looks like the most ice will be seen north and west of I-495, but we will be fine-tuning the forecast in the next 24 hours. We will have to keep a close eye on the track (location) of the storm in order to pinpoint where we think we could see power outages from ice. If we do have power outages, it will be as we wake up Tuesday morning.
Areas outside of I-95, and along I-495 will likely have ice coated trees, but it might not be enough to break tree branches. Roads will be slick in these areas for the Tuesday morning commute.
