160K Stuck In Dark As More Snow Falls Across MA: Blizzard 2026 Latest

More than 160,000 Massachusetts residents were still without power as restoration efforts made slow progress following Monday's blizzard.

Several Cape Cod cities and towns remained nearly completely in the dark overnight into Wednesday morning when Bay State residents were greeted with more snow from a clipper system cutting across New England.

Snow totals from Wednesday's storm were forecast between 1 and 3 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

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The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported 160,091 customers without power as of 11 a.m. on Wednesday. National Grid and Eversource officials said it will take between three and five days to fully restore service to all customers.

Wellfleet, Provincetown, Brewster and Eastham all remained more than 96 percent without power as of Wednesday morning:

• 21,645 customers without power — Barnstable (68 percent)
• 18,036 customers without power — Falmouth (71 percent)
• 15,372 customers without power — Plymouth (45 percent)
• 8,549 customers without power — Brewster (100 percent)
• 8,266 customers without power — Yarmouth (45 percent)
• 7,386 customers without power — Marshfield (30 percent)
• 6,740 customers without power — Harwich (49 percent)
• 6,605 customers without power — Bourne (50 percent)
• 6,517 customers without power — Wareham (45 percent)
• 6,343 customers without power — Eastham (97 percent)
• 5,930 customers without power — Mashpee (49 percent)
• 5,707 customers without power — Chatham (70 percent)
• 4,982 customers without power — Provincetown (100 percent)
• 4,516 customers without power — Orleans (71 percent)
• 4,461 customers without power — Wellfleet (100 percent)
• 3,812 customers without power — Nantucket (26 percent)

Most public schools across Massachusetts returned to in-classroom sessions on Wednesday as cities and towns lifted parking bans after more than 3 feet of snow fell across a swath of southeastern Massachusetts.

Temperatures will rise following the snow on Wednesday, and reach near 40 degrees by Wednesday night as some melting begins.

Thursday is forecast to be sunny and pleasant with a high of 41 degrees.

Friday will be a tick colder and sunny with a high of 38 degrees.

Melting should ramp up on Saturday with sunny skies and a high of 44 degrees.

Much colder air then returns on Sunday into early next week with the next chance of snow and highs only in the 20s on Monday and Tuesday.