[Weather] [2026.01.16 AM] NWS Boston EM Briefing: Interior Snow Very Late Tonight Into Saturday

[BOX Operations - NOAA Service Account]

Good morning everyone...

Attached is a brief one-pager on the expected snow very late tonight into
Saturday across western/central Massachusetts as well as portions of
northern Connecticut. The snow will arrive between 1 and 5 am Saturday with
a possible lull in the activity by mid to late Saturday morning. Another
round of snow is expected Saturday afternoon, but the main impacts by then
will probably be confined to the high terrain given temperatures rising
above freezing in the lower elevations. Total snow accumulations of 1-2"
are expected across the lower elevations of western/central MA as well as
portions of northern CT with 2-4" of snow possible in the higher terrain of
the Berkshires and northern Worcester Hills. A Winter Weather Advisory may
be needed for parts of the interior high terrain. Meanwhile...no impacts
are expected across eastern MA and RI on Saturday as temperatures will rise
well above freezing by the time any precipitation arrives.

Also...we continue to monitor the potential for a plowable snowfall to
parts of our region Sunday into Sunday night but there remains an unusually
large spread in potential outcomes for this time range. A westward track
would bring the potential for a plowable snowfall as far west as interior
Massachusetts and Connecticut. While an eastern solution would bring little
if any snowfall even into the Boston to Providence corridor. *We do think
we will have a much better idea on this in the next 12 to 24 hours. *

Attached is our brief one-pager and our snowfall graphic for the first
event very late tonight into Saturday.

Thank You!

Meteorologist: Hayden Frank

If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't
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