Make certain to take it actual sluggish on the roads, and go away loads of area between you and the automobile in entrance of you, as a messy wintry combine rolls into the area.
The sloppy combination of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is predicted to influence Massachusetts till early Friday morning — affecting each the morning and night commutes on Thursday.
“Roads, especially ones that are untreated, could be slick for both of the commutes,” Alan Dunham, meteorologist on the National Weather Service’s Boston workplace, informed the Herald.
A “Winter Weather Advisory” is in impact till early Friday morning for a lot of the Bay State.
Areas north of the Mass Pike may see 1 to 2 inches of snow, with 2 to 4 inches of snow doable in far northern Massachusetts.
Ice accumulations of some hundredths of an inch within the low elevations and as much as 1 / 4 of an inch within the greater elevations of the Berkshires and Worcester Hills is probably going.
“Power outages and tree damage are possible due to the ice,” reads the National Weather Service advisory for parts of central, japanese, northeastern and western Massachusetts. “Travel could be very hazardous… Slow down and use caution while traveling.”
Total ice accumulations of as much as one tenth of an inch is feasible in elements of japanese and southeastern Massachusetts.
“Slow down and use caution while traveling,” reads the advisory for these areas. “Prepare for possible power outages.”
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency was warning residents of the very slick journey. The company informed drivers to not use cruise management in wintry circumstances.
“Even roads that look clear can have sudden slippery spots,” MEMA tweeted. “Using your brake on these spots will deactivate cruise control, possibly causing you to lose control of your vehicle.”
Following the wintry combine, a quick arctic chilly blast will arrive Friday afternoon, with wind chills dipping under zero Friday evening.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”