Winter Storm Warning in effect from 8 am Wednesday to 1 am EST Thursday...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Wednesday
Snow. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Brisk with highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph...increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Wednesday Night
Snow. Total snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Windy. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy and blustery. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph...becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday through Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Lows around 20.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 20.
Presidents Day
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Lows around 20. Chance of snow 30 percent.
... Winter Storm Warning in effect from 8 am Wednesday to 1 am EST Thursday...
The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow... which is in effect from 8 am Wednesday to 1 am EST Thursday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
This Winter Storm Warning includes northern Connecticut... Rhode Island and south of Interstate 90 in Massachusetts. This includes the cities of Hartford... Springfield... Worcester... Boston... Providence... Taunton... Brockton... Plymouth... Fall River and New Bedford.
Snow is expected to develop between 7 am and 10 am from Hartford to Springfield to Providence Rhode Island. For the remainder of the region including the greater Boston area... snow will overspread the region between 10 am and 1 PM. Snow will become heavy at times across the warning area Wednesday afternoon and continue into the evening. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are likely during this time. This will result in hazardous travel Wednesday afternoon and evening... especially during the late day commute.
As for snowfall totals... snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches are likely across the warning area before snow tapers off late Wednesday night. Higher amounts of up to 18 inches are possible across Rhode Island and interior southeast Massachusetts. For Cape Cod and the islands... snow amounts of 4 to 7 inches are likely across Cape Cod and the islands where some sleet and rain will mix in for a time... resulting in less snow across this area.
Northeast wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will affect Cape Cod and the islands Wednesday afternoon and night. This will result in poor visibilities and some blowing and drifting snow. This may result in near blizzard conditions for a time across Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts. The snow will be wet across the coast and bring the potential for down tree limbs resulting in scattered power outages. These strong winds may also impact eastern Massachusetts from Plymouth County northward to Cape Ann.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning is issued when an average of 6 or more inches of snow is expected in a 12 hour period... or for 8 or more inches in a 24 hour period. Travel will be slow at best on well treated surfaces... and quite difficult on any unplowed or untreated surfaces.
