Snow could be on the way
Forecasters tracking possible nor’easter
Hope your shovels are at the ready.
The Bay State could be in store for the season’s first widespread accumulating snowfall this week, as meteorologists track a possible nor’easter that could impact the region on Wednesday.
Forecasters over the weekend continued to stress that many questions remain about the system, and specific snow amounts and details are uncertain at this point.
“We’ll have to see what happens,” said Bill Simpson, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office. “There are models showing different things, so it’s much too early to say right now.”
There’s also a lot of uncertainty about the track of the storm. One model shows that it will go too far south and east of the region.
And forecasters are still tracking the placement of the rain/snow line.
“The question will be whether it is cold enough for 1 inch per hour snowfall rate to materialize and how much snow can accumulate before potential mixing or changeover to rain especially along the Boston-Providence corridor,” a National Weather Service forecast discussion reads.
“There is above average uncertainty with the Boston-Providence corridor because either it could be a mostly rain event or it could be the sweet spot for significant snowfall accumulation if the colder air holds its ground,” the discussion continues. “So plenty for snow lovers to ponder over and continually monitoring over the next couple of days.”
Ahead of the possible snow, the Bay State will experience unseasonably mild highs hitting the 60s today.
A warm front is expected to lift north across southern
New England this morning, with showers and even a few December thunderstorms. Then, a strong cold front will sweep across the region this evening — which will be preceded by a period of strong winds. Wind gusts could hit 40 mph.
After that, dry and cooler than seasonable air works into the region late tonight and Tuesday before the potential snow event on Wednesday.