winter

Winter temperatures will continue this weekend with some snow showers possible along the Massachusetts shores and clear skies for most others

Friday: Cold, with sun clouds. Snow showers possible along South Shore Massachusetts and Cape. High temperatures around 20, 10 north. Overnight Friday night: Variable clouds and coastal snow showers. Lows in the single digits, teens coast. Saturday: AM coastal snow showers, but otherwise fair and chilly. Highs in the 20s. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with highs in the 30s.

Thursday: Light rain to snow south and cloudy north. Generally, we’ll see a coating to 1″, with temperatures in the 30s. Overnight Thursday night: Partly cloudy with areas of black ice possible and lows around 10 south, below zero north. Friday: Cold and fair with ocean-effect snow showers from South Shore Mass. to Cape Cod. Highs around 20 south, 10 north.

High pressure will crest over New England Saturday night and provide us with one more night of frigid temperatures. Noticeably absent for most of the region will be the dangerously cold wind chills we experienced early Saturday morning through the early afternoon. However, with low temperatures expected to drop into the single digits to near 0 south and below 0…

Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put much of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers strip store shelves of supplies and road crews treat highways ahead of an approaching weekend storm

Officials were warning residents of hypothermia and frost bite risk, with temperatures below -20 and wind chills as low as -44 in the northern part of the state.

Boston Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday due to the frigid cold headed into the area that day, Mayor Michelle Wu announced. The district confirmed the news, tweeting school buildings would be closed “to keep everyone safe.” Wu said the decision was made “to prioritize the safety of our students and especially given the staffing issues that we are…

The first measurable snowstorm of the season prompted residents across Massachusetts to bust out the shovels, while cities and towns deployed their armies of plows to remove all the snow. Walpole was one of the towns to hit the “jackpot,” with 13.5 inches of snowfall. While it may be a nuisance to some, Stephen Devaney had a blast plowing snow….

Despite a foot of snow, the City of Boston did not declare a snow emergency Friday. That came as a surprise to residents, who expressed relief they did not have to worry about moving their cars off the main roadways or risk being ticketed and towed. But it also led to a little confusion about claiming parking spots with space…

With Friday’s impending snowstorm, public works crews across Massachusetts are dealing with staffing shortages due to rising COVID-19 cases. In Foxboro, DPW Director Chris Gallagher says about seven workers have been out over the past week due to COVID. Thankfully, Gallagher says most of those workers will be out of quarantine on Friday. In addition to dozens of their...

Another decaying area of low pressure will swing in a light wintry mix Tuesday night. Very light accumulation is expected on untreated roads and on grassy areas through dawn Wednesday. The mix is confined to southern and central New England, with the precipitation changing to light rain and heading south and offshore by mid-morning.    An onshore breeze off the...

Tuesday night: Cloudy with late light rain & freezing rain showers. Lows around 30.
Wednesday: AM freezing rain showers inland/north, otherwise rain showers, mountain snow showers, late clearing. Highs near 40.
Thursday: Sun and late day clouds. Cold breeze. Highs 30-35, wind chill in the 20s.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, cold breeze. Lows in the 20s.
Tuesday: Fair, brisk. Highs near 40.
Wednesday: Areas of light rain, brief AM wintry mix north & west. Highs around 40.

Overnight Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, cold. Lows in the 20s. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cool. Highs in the middle 40s.

High pressure builds into New England Tuesday from the north, bringing slightly cooler temperatures than we saw Monday. Nevertheless, they are still a few degrees above normal for this time of year.  Other than a few clouds passing by from time to time, the day will remain quiet, with high temperatures reaching the upper 30s north, mid to upper 40s…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu outlined her plan for winter weather Monday, which includes “transitional spaces,” for people experiencing homelessness during the city’s ongoing public health crisis.

High pressure over the mid-Atlantic states will provide the region with mild and dry conditions over the next couple of days. In terms of cloud cover on Monday, the mid to high altitude clouds we’ve been dealing with much of the day will start to thin out and exit the region this afternoon and evening, which is great news because...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday outlined her plan for winter weather, which includes “transitional spaces” for people experiencing homelessness during the city’s ongoing public health crisis. At a news conference in the Boston Public Works yard Monday, Wu detailed 18 new pieces of equipment added to the city’s arsenal as well as resources available for people experiencing homelessness...

Sunday night: Chilly and clear with a light breeze. Lows in the 30s.
Monday: Few clouds, mild with an increasing southwest wind. Highs in the low 50s.