What To Know About The Snow In Reading

READING, MA — Just when you thought 2020 might let you out, it snows you back in.

With more than a foot of snow possible in the Reading area overnight Wednesday, here are some things to know about how the snow might affect you once you are all stocked up on milk, bread and maybe a few warm, holiday treats.

Schools

There will be no school, remote or in person, Thursday, Dec. 17.

Superintendent John Doherty said the district will stick with traditional snow days this year.

Parking Ban In Effect

The town's parking ban will be in effect during this week's snowstorm. The Reading Department of Public Works said plowable snow is forecasted Wednesday night into Thursday.

The ban will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. starting Thursday, Dec. 17. It will be in place until further notice, DPW said.

This year, Reading is piloting a modified version of its winter parking ban. Instead of banning overnight parking altogether, a ban will only be implemented on nights when plowable snow is expected.

Residents will be notified via the town website, town and police social media accounts and Reading Community Television when a parking ban will be enforced.
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Trash/Recycling Delayed

Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week. If your normal trash day is Thursday, it will be picked up on Friday this week. If your trash day is Friday, it will be picked up on Saturday.

How Much Snow Will We Get?

Snow will start falling across Massachusetts between 7 and 11 p.m. Wednesday, and by the time it ends midday Thursday, most parts of the state will have been blanketed with 8 to 14 inches, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Boston.

Snow will be light and fluffy in most parts of the state, but it could be heavier and wetter in southeastern Massachusetts and on Cape Cod.

Cape Cod will see lower snowfall totals than the rest of the state, with rain mixing in with the snow early Thursday morning. Wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour mean several parts of Massachusetts could see blizzard conditions.

Snowfall will be heaviest between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday. The snow will stop between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday as the storm moves from west to east across Massachusetts.

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Check back with Reading Patch for updates on how the snowstorm will impact your community.

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