We’ll start with temperatures. The commute into work will be spent in the upper 20s under cloudy skies. Highs won’t reach Wednesday’s level, but there is a good chance that most of the region will get to the low 40s. Boston and coastal Southern New England may hang tight in the upper 30s.
Highs on Thursday will likely reach the upper 30s and low 40s across New England.Boston Globe
Now let’s take a look at this early meteorological spring storm. Naturally, we are going to see mixed precipitation because we have warmer temperatures in early March, followed by near or subfreezing temperatures when the sun goes down.
With this storm, intensity won’t be the worry, but like Tuesday’s storm, we’re going to see some trouble with a period of wintry mix, including snowflakes, sleet, and freezing rain, pushing into Greater Boston by mid to late afternoon. This could set up another messy commute home, so plan for extra time. Winter weather advisories for accumulating snow and sleet are in place for much of the region beginning Thursday evening and lasting into the start of Friday.
Winter weather advisories are in place for Thursday evening for snow, sleet, and freezing rain, including Boston.Bsoton Globe
Precipitation can begin falling by late morning across areas like Worcester, Providence, Western Mass, and Connecticut, but getting to work should be dry.
Another messy storm pushes into New England Thursday afternoon and lasts through early Friday.Boston Globe
Guidance might change a bit, but right now, it looks like most of the wintry mix will cover most of Massachusetts, into southern Vermont and New Hampshire. A transition to plain snow may happen overnight north of the Mass Pike, but more likely into New Hampshire and Vermont.
A wintry mix should blanket most of Massachusetts, including Boston, on Thursday evening.Boston Globe
Right now, it looks like Northern New England sticks to plain snow while most of Massachusetts, on either side of the Pike, sees periods of rain changing to a wintry mix with sleet and some wet snowflakes. Some change over to snow will occur into the overnight hours, which can include Boston, too.
Precipitation type across New England Thursday into early Friday.Boston Globe
Now let’s take a look at the precipitation carousel below. I suspect between a coating and 2 inches of snow likely along the Mass Pike and then north, including Boston. Northern New England will likely see 2 to 4 inches. There is a chance for the northeast corner of Mass., think Amesbury to Gloucester, could sneak to about 2 to 4 inches. The same goes just north of Route 2.
Regardless, there will be patchy ice and widespread sleet across Southern New England on Thursday evening into the start of Friday. So expect slippery conditions basically anywhere away from the immediate coast.
Snow, ice, and sleet totals across New England late Thursday into early Friday. Expect icy spots on walkways and roads.Boston Globe
In terms of rain, we should ultimately pick up between a half inch and to about an inch by Friday morning.
Rain totals across Southern New England through Friday morning.Boston Globe
Greater Boston: Dry start, mostly cloudy. Highs reach the upper 30s. A wintry mix enters the area by mid to late afternoon with more raindrops than snowflakes, setting up a messy night. Coin-flip between a coating of snow or a couple of inches after cold rain and sleet.
Central/Western Mass.: Building clouds to overcast. Highs reach the low to mid-40s. A wintry mix pushes in with more cold rain than snow by late morning, but then switches to more snow than sleet and rain later in the evening and night. Coating of snow to 2 inches, most likely, maybe an inch more along the northern state border.
Southeastern Mass.: Increasing clouds with highs reaching the upper 30s. Showers and some wintry mix will push into the region Thursday afternoon and last into the night. Some sleet can make for slick spots on the roads.
Cape and Islands: Mostly cloudy with highs reaching the upper 30s. Scattered rain showers arrive Thursday afternoon and last into the evening. Some slick spots early Friday.
Rhode Island: Seeing cloudy skies throughout the morning. Some scattered precipitation begins by late morning. Pockets of cold rain and a wintry mix during Thursday evening can leave roads slippery at night and to begin Friday.
New Hampshire: Partly sunny turns to mostly cloudy throughout the day. Scattered precipitation is likely for the southern half of the state as temperatures build to the 40s. A wintry mix turning to plain snow, most likely with totals ranging from 2 to 4 inches by Friday morning.
Vermont/Maine: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs reaching the upper 30s in Vermont, mid-30s in Maine. Some snow and wintry mix make it into the southern sections of each state by Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Connecticut: Turning overcast early in the morning as scattered to steady showers move in. Highs reach the low 40s but then sink to near freezing Tuesday evening, setting up icy spots from freezing rain and sleet.
The forecast across Boston for the next seven days.Boston Globe
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