This week’s cold weather is not expected to continue going into next week, but Massachusetts is on track to see dry conditions remain the norm, with a slight chance for an episode of precipitation. Overnight temperatures on Friday should drop down into the single digits,
Just how cold did it get on Wednesday? Here's a look at which communities measured the most frigid temperatures.
The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory for parts of western Massachusetts, which is in effect from midnight to 10 a.m. Wednesday. The following impacted areas could get wind chills as low as negative 15 degrees, with the exception of Northern Berkshire County, which could see wind chills as low as negative 25 degrees:
La Niña has arrived and is likely to be impacting the winter season, including how much snow and rain New England might see before the start of spring.
On Tuesday at 3:05 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated cold weather advisory valid for Wednesday between midnight and 10 a.m. for Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties.
Many Massachusetts residents woke up to blankets of white Monday morning after several inches of snow fell across the state overnight. The National Weather Service's Boston office issued snowfall totals showing upwards of five inches across much of Massachusetts, with some areas getting more or less accumulation.
A quick-hitting snowstorm​ hit most of Massachusetts Sunday night into Monday before an arctic blast of air arrives on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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DEDHAM, Mass. — A winter storm watch has been issued in Massachusetts ahead of a one-two punch of rain and snow that is expected to make for a messy weekend in Massachusetts before some of the coldest air of the season moves in.
The National Weather Service is reporting the following snow totals in Central Massachusetts: Ashburnham: 7 inches (as of 6 a.m.) Grafton: 6.8 inches (as of 5 a.m.) Westborough: 6.2 inches (as of 4:42 a.m.) Lunenburg: 6.1 inches (as of 7:35 a.m.) Northborough: 6 inches (as of 7:30 a.m.)
Florida is in the rare position of being able to say they have more snow than Massachusetts. In the recent s nowfall on Sunday into Monday, Boston received 5 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Ashburnham and Holden, both in Central Massachusetts, had reports of 7 inches and 7.5 inches of snow.
The coldest low temperatures reached on Wednesday was in Great Barrignton, between minus 20 and minus 15 degrees, the post read. Springfield saw temperatures that were 10 degrees warmer – specifically, between minus 10 and minus 5 degrees.