It’s not the blizzard that snow lovers have been desperately dreaming of, however Old Man Winter is reminding Bay Staters that it nonetheless is, actually, winter as just a few inches of snowfall result in slippery street situations throughout the area.
A Winter Weather Advisory from the National Weather Service is in impact till late Monday morning for Plymouth and Barnstable counties. Up to 4 inches of snow was doable — with the best snow totals anticipated throughout southern Plymouth and western Barnstable counties, alongside both facet of the Cape Cod Canal.
Meteorologists had been urging drivers to decelerate and use warning whereas touring on the slick roads. The hazardous situations might affect the Monday morning commute, and gusty winds might convey down tree branches.
“Monday is a holiday, so hopefully the roads aren’t as crowded, but you definitely want to be careful if you’re out on the roads,” Kyle Pederson, meteorologist on the National Weather Service’s Boston workplace, informed the Herald on Sunday.
“Any snow falling will blow around and that will reduce visibility,” he added. “There will be slippery spots with accumulating snowfall, so take it easy out there.”
Martin Luther King Jr. Day must be on the chillier facet within the Boston-area, with temps within the low to mid-30s.
Then a warming development begins Tuesday, as temps leap into the mid-40s. On Wednesday, there’s an opportunity for 50 levels within the Boston-area.
But temps ought to fall to round 40 levels on Thursday because the area’s subsequent storm system arrives later Thursday into Friday.
“There are still a lot of details to work out with the models,” Pederson stated. “It looks like mostly rain, but that could change. We’ll probably have a better idea by Tuesday/Wednesday with how that system is starting to shape up.”
The National Weather Service forecast dialogue reads, “Thinking at this time is for some snowfall at night, mainly across the higher terrain, with rainfall elsewhere. This is not all that dissimilar from our past several storms. Still lots of time for these details to become clearer over the coming week.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”