Snow is filling in across New England this morning – light at first, then quickly intensifying. Expect a fast slide from manageable to difficult/treacherous travel as steadier & heavier bands lock in.
Ramp-up: After 1–2 hours of light snow, bands strengthen quickly to ~1″/hr, then peak 2–4″/hr mid-afternoon until about midnight.
Thundersnow & near-blizzard: Gusty NE winds this evening at the coast → blowing/drifting and brief whiteouts; blizzard criteria may briefly verify in a few coastal spots.
Mix window (brief): Outer Cape/Nantucket may mix with sleet or flip to rain near/just before midnight, then back to snow overnight as temps fall.
Monday isn’t done: Snow lightens after midnight with intermittent lulls, but on/off light snow continues much of Monday, adding a couple more inches, especially Cape as it flips back. Back edge clears W→E ~4–6 PM west, ~6–8 PM east.
Power & coast: Pockets of outages possible (heavy, pasty coastal snow + wind). Minor coastal splash-over possible in eastern MA Monday morning.
Cold: Subzero wind chills persist in northern New England through the event; single digits for many in southern New England by Monday PM–night.
Widespread 12–18″ central & northern New England; 8–12″ north of there with 6–8″ → 4–6″ toward the far crown of ME.
Southern & eastern New England: 18–24″ common, with localized 24–30″ potential from Boston–Newton–Quincy/Weymouth/Hingham/Norwell and a second Merrimack Valley axis (Haverhill → Amesbury → Kingston NH → Hampton).
Cape & Islands: 12–18″ most of the Cape; lower near Nantucket (around 12″) due to mixing before flipping back.
Very minor or coastal splashover during the pre-dawn high tide Monday at the coast in the most vulnerable spots.
Where temps do go above freezing (far southeast MA) expect a quick freeze up Monday afternoon as the temps crash
Wind chill sub-zero Monday evening & overnight & only in the single digits Tuesday
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