There will be no class today for students in the Holliston and Hopkinton school districts.
With up to 8 inches of snow expected in the Holliston-Hopkinton area, both school districts have canceled class today for all public schools according to listings on WHDH.com.
Heavy snow is expected through the evening.
The National Weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Holliston and Hopkinton area between 7 a.m. today and 1 p.m. Friday. Heavy, wet snow and strong winds are expected to adversely impact travel, particularly Thursday night into Friday morning. A snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches is expected. A winter weather advisory is issued when between 2 to 6 inches of snowfall is expected. Middlesex County isn't predicted to get hit as hard as its neighbors to the west, which could get up to 8 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Drivers throughout the state, however, are being advised that the roads will become slippery overnight, and strong winds could result in power outages.
National Weather Service: Six to 10 inches are expected.
Winter isn't over yet, despite spring officially starting in roughly two weeks. Six to 10 inches of snow—the heavy, wet stuff that can cause power outages—are coming, the National Weather Service in Taunton says. Late this afternoon, the agency issued a winter storm watch for much of Southern New England, including Worcester, from late Wednesday night into Friday morning. Patch is monitoring the storm and will have updates as news becomes available.
But, temperatures in the lower 40s are expected Monday through Thursday.
The little snow that's fallen this weekend could cause some big traffic headaches today. The National Weather Service in Taunton expects slick roads and reduced visibility, possibly into tonight. A ham radio operator reported Shrewsbury had received 2.5 inches of snow as of 8:33 a.m., the weather service says. Light snow was falling locally at 10:30 a.m. Daytime temperatures in the lower 40s are expected Monday through Thursday, the weather service says. Rain and snow showers are possible Wednesday through Friday.
National Weather Service now says 2 to 4 inches this weekend, with 3 to 6 in the hills.
Less snow than expected is headed this way. The National Weather Service in Taunton has reduced its forecast to two to four inches, with three to six inches in the hills. Friday's forecast had snowfall totals as high as 10 inches in some areas. The weather service has issued a winter weather advistory for this area from 3 this afternoon to midnight Sunday.
The National Weather Service and many of the local weather forecasters are calling for up to a foot of snow this weekend.
The National Weather Service and many of the local weather forecasters are calling for snow again this weekend - the third weekend in a row. Depending on which forecast you trust, the Holliston and Hopkinton area could get anywhere between 4 inches to a foot of snow. The blizzard dropped about two feet of snow on Holliston and Hopkinton earlier this month. The National Weather Service reported there is a "high probability for a strong coastal storm to impact Southern New England late Saturday night into Sunday. Possible heavy wet snow to portions of the region along with strong winds along the coast. Exact specifics are still uncertain at this time given it's still 3-4 days away." But WHDH-TV is predicting the area could see 8-12 inches …
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Get your milk and bread, bring the firewood inside and get some batteries in the flashlights. This may be a humdinger!
Jim Arnold, weather specialist with Shrewsbury Emergency Management, doesn't think he's used the words "fasten your seatbelts" in a weather update more than four times in the past 25 years. On Wednesday, he did. "I think we will see blizzard conditions developing by late Friday afternoon," said Arnold. "Snow will begin around or just before dawn and should be fairly light until mid morning when it will become heavier and the wind will begin to increase. Heavy blowing and drifting snow should be our lot during the afternoon possibly reaching blizzard and occasional whiteout conditions in the late afternoon, and continuing throughout the night and into early Saturday morning." There is also the chance of seeing “thundersnow”, from embedded …
The first significant snow of the season has fallen: and it sure is photogenic!
The first significant snowfall of the season is behind us: now, let's get out the cameras! About 8 inches fell in the Holliston and Hopkinton area Saturday, in what has become the first significant snowfall of the season. We'd love to see your pictures. Just click the upload button above to share with us.
A second storm is headed to the area and could make driving hazardous on Saturday.
A second storm of the week is headed toward New England and will dump more snow onto the area on Saturday. 7News meteorologists are predicting the Holliston and Hopkinton area to get between 2 to 4 inches of snow in the storm that is expected to start on Saturday afternoon and spread into the early hours of Sunday. The good news is that snow removal shouldn’t be a backbreaking endeavour. CBSBoston’s Todd Gutner said the snow will be “dry and fluffy for most,” though he warned that driving could be hazardous at times on Saturday.
The National Weather Service issues winter weather advisory.
Less snow and more rain than previously expected are headed to the region starting tonight, the National Weather Service in Taunton said today. The agency has issued a winter weather advisory for 7 tonight to 1 a.m. Friday for parts of Western and Northern Massachusetts, as well as Southern New Hampshire. MetroWest is in the advisory zone. The region now should get 2 to 4 inches of snow—half of the forecast in the winter storm watch the weather service issued Tuesday night. Rain is expected Thursday, with rain and snow Thursday night. More snow is possible this weekend
Brenda
4:16 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
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