Some fortunate Bay Staters will quickly need to bust out their shovels, as a winter storm is anticipated to dump a number of inches of snow throughout the area from Thursday afternoon by Friday.
Up to 7 inches of snow might be attainable for parts of northern Massachusetts — north of the Mass Pike and west of 128.
“The Route 2 corridor should see the most snow,” Alan Dunham, meteorologist on the National Weather Service’s Boston workplace, advised the Herald on Wednesday. “You actually should be outdoors of 128 to get any snow accumulation.
“Those along 495 should see 2 to 3 inches or so,” he added.
There might be a short interval of 1 inch per hour snowfall charges, with the perfect probability for that alongside and north of the Route 2 hall.
The frontal system will convey a wintry mixture of snow and ice Thursday afternoon into Friday, particularly throughout northern Massachusetts with primarily rain close to the coast.
Boston will see rain on Thursday earlier than a rain and snow slushy combine on Friday. No snow accumulation is anticipated for town.
“Less than an inch of slush is possible, but probably not even that,” Dunham mentioned.
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for areas in northern Massachusetts.
“Travel could be difficult,” the advisory reads. “The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes… Slow down and use caution while traveling.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”