[Weather] [2026.02.17 PM] Boston EM Briefing: Rain Changing to Snow Wednesday afternoon and night

[BOX Operations - NOAA Service Account]

Good morning everyone...

We have issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Wednesday afternoon and
Wednesday night across western and central MA. This is for rain changing to
snow with a period of sleet possible during the transition too. A narrow
axis of 2–4 inches of snow  with localized 5-inch amounts are possible
especially across the higher terrain of western/central MA. The bulk of the
accumulating snow will fall along a relatively narrow axis, which may shift
north or south. Some lower elevations may also see a few inches of snow
too...But confidence is lower in this region given marginal temperatures.
Therefore...Later shifts may need to extend or shift the axis of the Winter
Weather Advisory depending on the model trends.

Attached is a one-pager on this event followed by our snowfall forecast.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank You!

Meteorologists: Hayden Frank, Joseph Dellicarpini, Bryce Williams, Andrew
Loconto


If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't
hesitate to contact us. You can reach us via:
email: box.operations at noaa.gov
phone: 508.622.3280
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