Massachusetts might get 3 to six inches of snow from weekend storm, then forecasters might be ‘closely watching’ potential coastal storm

Wishing you had booked that February trip to a heat vacation spot?

The subsequent winter storm on this lively climate sample might convey a widespread 3 to six inches of snow to the Bay State this vacation weekend.

Then after that spherical of snow, meteorologists might be “closely watching” a potential coastal storm for the center of faculty trip week.

As for this weekend, forecast fashions are displaying that this storm might be a extra amplified system in comparison with latest storms. The snow is anticipated to start out Saturday afternoon, adopted by a transition to ice and freezing rain by mid-morning Sunday.

Boston has a 60% likelihood of getting four-plus inches of snow, in accordance with the fashions as of Thursday afternoon.

“It’s looking like a widespread 3 to 6 inches throughout the entire region,” NWS Boston meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz advised the Herald.

Extra snow is anticipated to fall north of the Mass Pike.

Roads needs to be largely snow-covered on Saturday night, adopted by icy roads on Sunday. The Nationwide Climate Service will seemingly difficulty a “Winter Weather Advisory” forward of the weekend.

“Precipitation likely gets underway later Saturday afternoon,” NWS wrote. “Cold air in place will result in widespread snow at the onset… Precip will eventually mix with and change to a wintry mix from south to north as the mid-level warm nose works its way north Saturday night into Sunday. The northward extent of the warmest air and plain rain is still in question.

“With a southern trend in the modeled storm track, there is a chance that areas north of route 2 maintain sleet and freezing rain for the majority of the event,” NWS added. “Further south, there is better confidence in a quicker transition from a mix to rain by Sunday afternoon, especially across the coastal plain.”