Rain is expected to change to snow overnight, with the heaviest snow expected during the commute.
Advertisement
Rain on Monday will turn to snow after the sun sets, according to the weather service. Forecasters predict tides two to two and one-half feet higher than normal at high tide, and say minor coastal flooding is possible.
Silverman said that the Western slopes could receive more snow accumulation.
Accumulating snow and wind is expected, with gusts reaching up to 25 miles an hour, according to the National Weather Service. “In lower elevations in Buncombe County expect up to.5”, with closer to an inch in the northern portions of the county.
“For kind of the eastern, southern part of Rhode Island, away from the coastline especially, anywhere from three to six inches is possible”, said Doody.
A winter storm warning is in effect from 4 a.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Tuesday for the greater Boston area and Worcester counties. “By evening it’s going to turn to snow”. We may end up with an additional inch or two of light snow through Tuesday night as a weaker “Storm #2” tracks just to our south.
The state Emergency Management Agency warned that the snow could bring power outages, but as of 8:30 a.m. there were only about 1,000 statewide.
Here is a link to the National Weather Service Office in Taunton where you can get their take of what is on the way: http://www.weather.gov/box/ Plymouth County, the Cape and Islands are now under a Blizzard Warning; much of central and eastern MA not in the blizzard zone is under a Winter Storm Warning and most of the rest of the state is under a Winter Storm Advisory.
AMOUNTS: The location of the highest accumulations will depend on how rapidly and where the storm develops offshore on Tuesday.
The precipitation should end on Wednesday, but the below-freezing temperatures will linger until Friday, when the high could hit 39 degrees.
Advertisement
While the snow may make commutes slick from Washington to Boston, most of New Hampshire could be missed by the storms as voters head to the polls there.
