![]() According to the National Weather Service, the “potent” storm’s heavy snow and winds will pose “very hazardous travel conditions,” and could cause power outages due to tree and wire damage. Considered for all of S New England, a pasty-nature on top of weakened trees from the recent storm, forecast gusts 25 upwards of 50 mph for the Outer Cape, Cape Ann, Nantucket, the threat of downed limbs, power outages does exist /uSCuPRNmb9įorecasters anticipate wind gusts could reach 41 miles per hour in the Hub, and they’ll top out at 52 miles per hour in Provincetown. ![]() Currently, the National Weather Service predicts Boston will see between 6 and 8 inches of snow. Boston is near the meteorologists’ expected rain/snow line, so precipitation totals for the city are uncertain. The heaviest precipitation is expected to hit the city just in time for the evening commute (oh, happy day!) and then turn over to rain later Wednesday night. A winter storm watch is in effect across most of the Bay State from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, and snow is forecasted to roll into Boston around noon tomorrow. The mid-week winter storm forecasted to hit weather-weary Massachusetts is set to dump a slush-like mixture of rain and snow on metro Boston, while communities north and west of the city could see up to two feet of snow. Previously: A slushie at the movie theater is great. They predict Boston will get 1-2 inches of snow, while communities in western Massachusetts will see 19 inches of snow. on March 6: Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Taunton have updated the snow totals expected during Wednesday’s storm. ![]() Though Nocera says power outages are a concern, electrical failures are unlikely to be as widespread as they were after last week’s nor’easter. nWgPUR504tĭowned tree limbs resulting from strong winds and wet snow remain a storm hazard. HIGH confidence in totals for CT, western/central MA & N RI. Expect further adjustments this afternoon. For BOS, around 2″ in the city & 4-6″ western suburbs. Snowfall nudged slightly higher BOS-PVD corridor but still high uncertainty! Most of accumulation 6 PM-Midnight. “Fifty miles could separate very little snow from 6-plus inches of heavy snow.” It could be one of those storms where the airport gets 2-4 inches, but the west side of the city could be 4-6 inches,” Nocera says. Right now, it looks like Boston is in for 2-4 inches of snow, but the western part of the metropolitan region could get up to a foot. on March 7: The snow forecast remains in flux in greater Boston as the nor’easter approaches Massachusetts. Frank Nocera, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton, says because the city is on the rain-snow line, it’s very difficult to predict accumulation totals. UPDATE: Snowfall totals nudged upward near I-95 in Providence & Boston Winter Storm Warnings posted for both metro areas.
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