A cold front will be moving through Tuesday morning — bringing strong gusty winds up to 50 mph, localized snow squalls and some slick travel conditions. The greatest risk for the snow squalls will be across interior Massachusetts, with the best shot west of Interstate 495.
Massachusetts is expected to see several inches of snowfall Wednesday, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service's Boston office. A NWS meteorologist said Monday that a weather system known as an Alberta Clipper is expected to pass over the region from Canada Wednesday,
A dry start to the week is expected to see a shift on Tuesday, as Massachusetts could have two windows of time where snow could fall, possibly accumulating as much as 3 inches. Most of Monday should see dry conditions carry on well into the evening until the early morning hours on Tuesday,
The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory for parts of western Massachusetts, which is in effect from midnight to 10 a.m. Wednesday. The following impacted areas could get wind chills as low as negative 15 degrees, with the exception of Northern Berkshire County, which could see wind chills as low as negative 25 degrees:
Cape Cod is expected to see at most two inches of snow. The outer cape is expected to see the most snowfall, while Hyannis is forecasted to recieve less than an inch. Most of the state is currently forecast to see one to two inches of snow, while the western part of the state could see higher totals.
On Tuesday at 3:05 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated cold weather advisory valid for Wednesday between midnight and 10 a.m. for Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties.
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Rain showers are expected to begin in the early afternoon, moving from west to east across the state. Most of Massachusetts, including Boston, Worcester and Western Massachusetts, can expect to see rain the rest of the day as temperatures are forecast to reach the low 40s. The Berkshires could experience a mix of rain and light snow.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of New England mid-Monday morning, sending tremors across the region. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the quake and said it hit offshore at 10:22 a.m. about 8 miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine.