Winter storm dumps snow, rain throughout southern New England

A winter storm dumped snow throughout western Massachusetts and New Hampshire and a wintery combine in some spots additional east Tuesday, as forecasters continued to warn drivers to be cautious through the night and morning commutes.

“The worst wintery conditions right now are more or less west of I-495 as a rough approximate, with conditions the most wintry,” stated Nationwide Climate Service lead meteorologist Andrew Loconto.

Snowy situations by means of Tuesday hit New Hampshire and extra western areas in Massachusetts, with the best snow accumulation of about six inches reported in Sullivan County, New Hampshire as of simply earlier than 5 p.m., Loconto stated.

With hours of accumulation nonetheless to go Tuesday night, drivers confronted slippery roads and a precarious commute dwelling, particularly throughout the western and central components of Massachusetts, the meteorologist stated. NWS issued a journey warning north of I-90, particularly close to and north of Route 2.

Massachusetts Division of Transportation diminished the velocity restrict to 40 mph on I-90 from the New York state line to mile marker 59 in Ludlow early Tuesday. New Hampshire additionally noticed speeds diminished for the storm on a number of roads Tuesday, together with components of I-89, I-93, and the Everett Turnpike and all of I-293 and NH-101.

The jap a part of Massachusetts noticed temperatures stay above freezing Tuesday afternoon, protecting precipitation wet over areas like Boston by means of the night commute.

Temperatures had been anticipated to fall Tuesday night time, permitting for interval of “wet, greasy snow” in additional jap Massachusetts cities.

“It won’t be until about 10 p.m. or so until Boston starts to see like some some wet accumulations,” stated Loconto. “But that should be minor, and by far the worst of the conditions are still going to be in interior portions of central and western Massachusetts.”

Areas like Boston, Norwood, Brockton, Mansfield and Taunton might even see as much as half an inch of snow, Loconto stated.

In Massachusetts, spotters reported snow accumulation totals pile up out west in direction of the Berkshires, with as much as 4.1 inches in Ashburnham, 4 inches in Ludlow, and 4 inches in Southhampton as of simply earlier than 5 p.m., in response to NWS. Worcester County basically noticed accumulations between two and 4 inches, Loconto stated.

“Much of New Hampshire is dealing with probably quite a bit more snow than we are,” stated Loconto. … “Up there, a general three to five inches has been pretty common.”

Tuesday’s climate could also be an excellent begin to ski season within the space, the meteorologist stated, with temperatures dropping nicely under freezing over the subsequent few days.

“The next couple days, it’s going to be pretty chilly,” stated Loconto. “Even by Friday, we have high temperatures that are in the 20s. Temperatures are gonna be good for snowmaking, using their snow guns. So this would be good conditions for them as far as skiing goes.”

For the Wednesday morning commute, Loconto stated he wouldn’t anticipate widespread points like a black ice drawback however there might be some slippery patches on the roads.

“If there are any slippery spots, it’s probably more into the interior portion of southern New England, but I would imagine the roads have been treated pretty effectively,” stated Loconto. “But I wouldn’t rule out there being some slippery spots.”