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MA Weather: Round 2 Of Snow, Ice Moving In Thursday Night
Forecasters said the morning mess is expected to move out shortly, but then attention shifts to more precipitation.
Out with the old, in with the new. Forecasters are telling people to prepare for "round 2 of snow and ice" that will enter the region Thursday night and stay through Friday night.
Massachusetts is only expected to get some very light snow — mostly north of Boston — the rest of the way through Friday night. But an additional thin layer of ice is also expected, making for continued tough travel until the weekend begins.
The saving grace is the temperature, which continues to sit around 40 degrees in an unseasonably mild February. Any precipitation the rest of Thursday is expected to be rain.
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The morning round of wintry precipitation is moving out in the early afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Early reports had a couple inches of snow north of the Mass Pike as of noon, but the bigger problem for many was sleet and freezing rain.
There were some problems on the highways Thursday morning. A rollover on in West Sturbridge closed two lanes for hours after when wood debris went across the Pike.
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Boston-area forecast via NWS
This Afternoon - Light rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight - Rain. Low around 34. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday - Rain, mainly before 5pm. Patchy fog. High near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night - A chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind.
Sunday Night - A chance of snow after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday - A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday - A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night - A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 6 mph.
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