There may even be some rain on the outer part of the Cape, as well as Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. When you're outside cleaning up, you'll need to use a heavy coat and gloves because it is going to be cold.Ĭape Cod is an exception, as temperatures will be in the 30s and snow will be heavy and wet. The entire storm will wind down by around midnight Saturday and when you get up Sunday morning, it will already be clearing. "Low visibility and blowing winds for an extended period of time can make whiteout and really dangerous travel conditions."įorecasting the exact placement of heavy snow bands is a bit difficult, similar to forecasting a line of thunderstorms in the summer, but the favorite areas are just southwest of Boston and perhaps also a small area northwest.Ī blizzard warning from NWS has been expanded west to the I-495/I-95 corridor. And really the best thing people can do there is to stay off the roads if they can tomorrow," Besse said. and the local officials, they'll be really focused on the roads and the heavy snowfall amounts. Temperatures are going to be very cold during the height, allowing the snow to pile up with very high snow to water ratios.Ĭhris Besse, a spokesman for Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, also emphasized road safety. This is the time when travel is not recommended. This heavy snowfall will occur from mid-morning through late afternoon. This intensity means it will be impossible to travel and even plows will have to pull over and wait it out. If this lasts for three hours, that puts down 6 to 12 inches of snow in a very short amount of time. It looks as though we will see anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of snow fall per hour during its height. The large, intense storm will move up the coastline Saturday, bringing powerful winds at the coast. Low pressure moves up the coast on Saturday bringing wind, snow and some coastal flooding. Temperatures this morning are milder than yesterday by nearly 20 degrees, and it's a good chance to get out and prepare for the big storm before it arrives. Greater Boston will likely see between 18 and 28 inches, and some pockets could even see more than 30 inches where the heavier bands land. Those records may still be standing Saturday evening, but there's also a chance they are both broken. The largest snowfall in January in Boston took place back in 2015, when we had 24.6 inches of snow the largest snowfall ever in the city was President's Day weekend 2003, with 27.6 inches of snow. (David Epstein for WBUR) This article is more than 1 year old.Ī powerful nor'easter moving toward Boston could bring snowfall totals high enough to break previous January records, with more than 2 feet of accumulation possible. Snowfall is forecast to be heaviest in eastern Massachusetts from an intense coastal storm.
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