The first widespread, significant snowfall of the season is expected to hit Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and other New England states this weekend. The storm is projected to impact the greater Boston area on Saturday night and continue through Sunday. StormTeam 5 meteorologists are predicting that the temperature drop will bring cold enough conditions for the storm to bring widespread snow, but the amount of snow will depend largely on the storm’s track.
The storm is expected to move up the East Coast after grabbing energy and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Early computer projections show the heaviest snowfall during the first half of the day on Sunday, although there is still considerable uncertainty on snow amounts and the location of the rain/snow line. Widespread snow is expected, but the presence of mixing at the coast is likely to keep some snow totals down. The track of the storm and how far inland it reaches will determine whether the region experiences primarily snow or rain. A blast of colder air is also expected to move into the region ahead of the storm, with colder temperatures and single-digit wind chills on Friday. This first significant snowfall comes after a period of mild temperatures caused by a flow of air from the Pacific Ocean, which has resulted in most of the storms in November and December producing rain instead of snow across the Northeast.
