MA Weather: Dreary Week To End With Bitter Cold

MASSACHUSETTS — Get used to what you saw Monday and what you're seeing Tuesday, as the week ahead is full of clouds, rain and sleet. While February will continue to be mostly mild, with high temperatures bouncing in the low 40s before an abrupt crash Friday, precipitation and clouds are expected for much of the week.

It will be dreary Tuesday, with rain expected in the late morning and early afternoon. Icy, slippery roads are expected north of the Massachusetts Turnpike, according to the National Weather Service.

Wednesday will be the pick of the week, as it will be mostly sunny with a high in the low 40s and a light breeze. But an inch or two of wintry precipitation will start late at night and carry into Thursday. Things clear up Friday, but temperatures will dive into the teens and 20s. Wind chill values will dip below zero Friday night, and a clear, cold Saturday follows.

It's been a relatively mild winter; last month was the third-warmest January on record.

Boston-area weather forecast

Today - Cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday night - A slight chance of rain before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday night - Snow likely before 3am, then rain and snow likely between 3am and 5am, then rain, snow, and sleet likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday - Rain and sleet likely, becoming all rain after 7am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday night - Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 27. Calm wind.

Saturday night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday - A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

- Forecast from the National Weather Service