Weekend Edition:
February 15-16, 2025

New England is bracing for a powerful winter storm this weekend, set to bring heavy snow, a wintry mix, and damaging wind gusts. The storm strengthens as it moves in from the Midwest, tapping into Gulf and Atlantic moisture. Snow arrives late Saturday and intensifies, but for many, it won’t stay all snow for long. Warmer air moving north will lead to a mix of sleet and freezing rain overnight into Sunday, particularly for central and southern New England.

Storm Timeline

Saturday Afternoon to Evening: Light snow develops in western New England between 1-3 PM and spreads east by early evening, reaching Worcester by 5 PM and Boston between 6-8 PM. Snow will accumulate quickly on cold surfaces.

Saturday Night into Sunday Morning: The heaviest snowfall occurs overnight, especially in northern New England. Meanwhile, a transition to sleet and freezing rain moves northward across Massachusetts and into southern Vermont and New Hampshire between 3-5 AM.

Sunday Morning to Afternoon:

• Northern New England remains all snow, with totals exceeding a foot in some areas.
• Southern & central New England experiences sleet and freezing rain, with temperatures hovering near freezing outside of I-495.
• Heavy rain moves into southeastern Massachusetts and the South Coast, with localized downpours and possible thunder.

Sunday Evening: The storm exits from west to east between 5-7 PM, though snow/mix lingers in central and eastern Maine.

Expected Snowfall & Ice Concerns

• Northern New England: 12-18 inches in the mountains, with locally higher totals.
• Central New England: 6-12 inches before a transition to sleet.
• Southern New England: 4-8 inches north of I-90, with lower amounts where sleet and rain mix in sooner.
• Cape Cod & Islands: 1to 3 inches before rain takes over.

The biggest concern for central Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and far southern Vermont is freezing rain accumulation. Widespread accretion of 0.10-0.25” is likely, though some localized higher totals around 0.5″ will weigh down power lines, and trees, leading to potential outages and damage.

Wicked Wind & Arctic Cold to Follow

As the storm departs, powerful winds will take over.

• Sunday Night to Monday: Winds shift west and increase to 45-60 mph, with potential for scattered power outages.
• Monday Morning: Wind chills will be brutal, dipping into the single digits and subzero across northern New England.
• Monday Night: Frigid temperatures persist, with wind chills below zero for much of the region (0s south coast).

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