Are you ready for a winter sandwich?
Our “kitchen sink” storm is going to drop a layer cake of precipitation on your cars, your driveways and any other untreated surfaces.
On average, our cake will stack up like this…
A few inches of snow on the bottom, followed by a layer of sleet (ice) pellets, and finally a lovely topping of rain/freezing rain on top.
Essentially, a crusty, heavy pile of slop covering everything just waiting for you to break your back moving it.
The WBZ Weather Team is continuing our NEXT Weather Alert for Thursday…
In addition, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 7am-7pm on Thursday for most of southern New England, except for Cape Cod and the Islands.
TIMELINE:
The snow arrives between 8a-10am Thursday from southwest to northeast.
It will only last a few hours in most areas (longer the farther north you live).
The majority of the snow accumulation will be over by early afternoon.
A “nose” of warmer air (above freezing) about 5,000 feet above our heads will arrive from south to north from midday through the afternoon.
We will gradually see (and hear) the snow changing over to sleet, little ice pellets pinging off of everything.
Later Thursday afternoon, the storm begins to taper off and the precipitation becomes more spotty and sporadic.
At the same time, the milder air will continue to filter in and spread out over several thousand feet above our heads.
This will change the sleet over to rain at the immediate Coastline and southeastern MA and to freezing rain across much of the interior.
Everything winds down around 6pm or shortly thereafter.
SNOW AMOUNTS:
Coating to an 1″: Cape Cod and the Islands due to more mixing and rain
1-3″: most of southern New England including Boston and Worcester
3-5″: extreme northern MA including northernmost Worcester, Middlesex and Essex counties as well as most of southern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine
Reminder that the snow is the FIRST thing to fall…it will be compressed by the sleet and rain/freezing rain that follows.
Obviously, travel will become quite hazardous late Thursday morning through the afternoon.
A reminder to take your time and use caution when attempting to clean the driveway or walkway. This will be heavy stuff and also any untreated surfaces could certainly be slippery/icy.
Areas north of the Pike, especially the valley locations, will hold on to the cold air at the ground level longer than other areas. Therefore, conditions will remain icy/hazardous well into the evening/night Thursday.
Click here for Westford snow storm data and past totals or select “Winter Snowfall“ under “Pages” on the left hand side.
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