Say it ain’t snow, again!
After some snow and slippery conditions on Thursday, all focus is turning to a potential significant snow storm this weekend.
More than 6 inches of snow is possible across the region from Saturday night into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office.
If that comes to fruition, it would be Boston’s biggest snowfall of the season.
“There’s the potential for 6 or more inches of snow,” Hayden Frank, meteorologist at NWS Boston, told the Herald. “We’re still days out, but it’s looking like plowable snowfall in southern New England.”
The National Weather Service has issued a “Winter Storm Watch” for all of Massachusetts.
As of Thursday afternoon, there was a 91% chance for more than 6 inches of snow in the Boston-area. Travel could be very difficult from Saturday evening into Sunday, NWS warned.
Meteorologists will be closely following the storm track, which will determine the amount of snowfall across the region.
“If the track shifts further south, then snowfall would be lighter,” Frank said. “If it shifts farther north, then more than 6 inches is likely.”
The biggest question is if the southward trend in the track is done, or if it will sag south — which would decrease snow totals north.
“For now, ingredients appear to be lining up for a solid snow maker,” NWS wrote.
“Should these ingredients continue to align with a favorable track, a solid swath of 6+ inches of snow is possible,” NWS added.
The Bay State is in a very active storm pattern, including on Thursday when NWS reported 1 to 2 inches of snow across the region.
There were some slippery roads, and 210 vehicle crashes were reported as of 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, according to Massachusetts State Police data. The 210 crashes compared to 95 crashes and 94 crashes on previous Thursdays.
This active weather pattern may continue next week, depending on the track of a couple systems in the Tuesday through Thursday timeframe.
NWS wrote, “While details are uncertain, what is more certain is that our active pattern continues.”
