And then, snow showers could hit randomly before Tuesday evening – still with no accumulation expected.
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Snow will continue early Tuesday, mainly after 3 a.m., with another one to two inches possible.
The greatest potential for somewhat heavier snow will be Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning when the air mass grows cold enough for lake enhancement.
“I hate snow”, said Bruce Schulman, a Boston University history professor who was waiting at Boston’s South Station to take a train to NY.
Peter Judge, spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, said around 7:30 a.m. that the storm is arriving a little slower than expected, which could improve conditions for the morning commute.
Temperatures will be in the teens.
Hazard type…snow with periods of heavy snow. Look for partly cloudy skies across the Upstate on Tuesday with highs peaking in the low 40s while mountain towns see lingering snow showers and highs only peaking in the low 30s. Snowfall amounts are expected to be lower in southeastern and western parts of the state. But kind of like an attrition snow…it’ll attempt to wear us out as snow will fall for almost 24 straight hours.
George Calos of Manchester Conn., clears snow from the sidewalk along Summit Street in Manchester, Conn., on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Again with this storm, some of the more reliable models have most of the storm staying out to sea, with the shorter range and higher resolution models bringing the heavier snow totals.
Moderate coastal flooding is possible in eastern MA with the Monday late morning to midday high tide.
She says because the island typically gets less snow, they’re able to manage it more easily.
Winds will not be as strong in the rest of the state, but a line from Boston to Worcester and Providence could see gusting of 35 to 45 miles per hour Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service reports.
“Hazardous travel conditions due to snow covered roads”, the weather service writes.
The snow didn’t stop presidential candidates from campaigning in New Hampshire, just four days away from its first-in-the-nation primary. “Wednesday’s high in the low 20’s”.
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Flurries on and off with very light snow through Monday night could linger into the Tuesday morning commute, as well, but there aren’t expected to be any significant problems on the roads.
