Tuesday sees brutal winds, bone-chilling temps. New Year’s Eve night is cold, with snow showers.
Wind alerts blanket all of Southern New England on Tuesday, including Boston, with wind gusts ranging from 20 to 40 miles per hour. A few spots may see a rogue gust of 50 mph or higher, mainly across portions of Central and Western Mass., but perhaps along the coast, as well.
Peak wind gusts can reach 50 m.p.h. in some areas of New England on Tuesday.Boston Globe
You can see the storm spinning over eastern Canada, just north of Quebec, throughout Tuesday. On the back side of the storm, scattered showers will push across the region, mostly held to the higher elevations of the northern New England mountains and the Berkshires out west. There is a very low chance for Boston to see a couple of snowflakes, but otherwise we can expect more clouds in the sunshine throughout the day.
Cold Canadian air will settle in on Tuesday and hold temperatures to the mid- and upper 20s across most of Southern New England. This will be a 20-degree or greater drop in high temperatures from Monday, so you’ll certainly feel the difference.
Tuesday’s high temperatures will remain below freezing across all of New England.Boston Globe
With the strong winds, parts of New England will feel like the low teens at best. Boston’s apparent temperatures will only be in the single digits, with folks up north well into the negatives.
New Year’s Eve and Day weather — staying cold with possible light snow
As we wrap up 2025 and kick off the new year, cold air will stay in place across all of New England. In fact, our high temperatures may not reach much above freezing until the first week of January.
Cold air will continue to hover over New England for the foreseeable future.Boston Globe
On New Year’s Eve, we’ll see temperatures marginally improve to the low and mid-30s across Southern New England, under mostly cloudy skies and the chance of a spot snowflake or two.
It will stay a little breezy, but most of the wind alerts will drop, and the wind will feel more typical than disruptive.
Highs on Wednesday will hardly improve to around freezing in Greater Boston.Boston Globe
Our active weather pattern is looking to deliver another weak and speedy storm system through the region after a day of sun and clouds. Set to arrive late Wednesday evening, scattered light snow showers will brush through the region, including Boston.
But snow totals should be held to just a coating for the city and a couple of inches at most across the Western Mass. and Northern New England mountains.
A weak system will push through New England Wednesday night through early Thursday, bringing light snow for some.Boston Globe
Conditions at midnight on NYE
Those of you planning to do any activities outside for New Year’s will run into some cold temperatures. It looks like temperatures at midnight will be widely in the 20s across Southern New England and much colder up north.
You can expect overcast skies with a couple of spotty snow showers floating about by the time we turn to 2026.
Temperatures when the ball drops will be well-below freezing across most of New England Thursday at midnight.Boston Globe
The new year will be spent with our stuck cold pattern holding temperatures to the mid-20s once again across greater Boston and even colder north and west.
However, we should see some streaks of sunshine to kick off 2026 across the region.
Highs on Thursday will drop back down to the 20s across most of Southern New England.Boston Globe
Greater Boston: Windy and cold on Tuesday. Highs to the mid-20s but feeling much colder. A spot flurry or snow shower is possible. New Year’s Eve on Wednesday sees temperatures just a nudge warmer than freezing with a flurry chance in the evening. And 2026 begins with partly sunny skies with highs in the low and mid-20s.
Southeastern Mass.: Windy and cold on Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a spot snow shower chance. Highs to the upper 20s. New Year’s Eve sees temperatures reaching the low 30s under mostly cloudy skies. Scattered light snow showers late. 2026 starts with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees under partly cloudy skies.
Central/Western Mass.: Ice cold and windy on Tuesday. Highs to the low 20s with wind chills to the single digits. Spot snow shower chance, especially in the Berkshires. New Year’s Eve sees mostly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 20s. Scattered snow showers at night. 2026 begins with a blend of sun and clouds with highs held to the teens in the Berkshires, low 20s east.
Cape and Islands: Very windy and cold. Highs to the low 30s with a spot snow shower possible. New Year’s Eve sees snow showers late after highs reach the low 30s once again. 2026 will begin with some sunshine mixing with clouds as it stays cold, with highs in the upper 20s.
Rhode Island: Frigid and windy on Tuesday. Highs to the upper 20s. Spot flurry chance. New Year’s Eve will see snow showers enter the picture at night after highs reach the low 30s. 2026 starts off with some sunshine breaking through clouds with highs to the upper 20s.
New Hampshire: Dangerously cold with wind chills to the negatives on Tuesday. Spot snow showers possible. New Year’s Eve will remain cold with highs reaching the mid-20s. A couple of snow showers push into the state late. 2026 begins with some sunshine and highs to the upper teens and low 20s.
Vermont/Maine: Windy and frigid on Tuesday with highs to the teens and low 20s, wind chill into the negatives. A couple of spotty snow showers. New Year’s Eve will see mostly cloudy skies with snow showers late. Highs reach the mid-20s. 2026 begins with some sunshine and clouds, with highs held to the teens across both states.
The forecast across Boston for the next seven days.Boston Globe
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