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6+ Inches Of Snow To Hit MA In Next Of 3 Winter Storms: See Timeline, Latest Forecast
While Wednesday's snow was a dud, a widespread area of MA should see plowable snow on Friday.
The second of a string of three winter storms to threaten New England this week will likely bring plowable snow to a large swath of northern Massachusetts starting midday on Friday and lasting through early Saturday morning.
While the moderate storm forecast for Wednesday was a dud — with no more than flurries and light rain for most — Friday's storm looks more substantial, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS is calling for a combination of snow and rain to move in around noon on Friday with rain to the south and snow north of the Route 2 corridor out through Littleton, Fitchburg and Gardner.
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Rain will transition to snow for most later on Friday into Friday night with heavy periods possible.
The NWS said 1 to 3 inches are possible for much of the state with lesser amounts on the South Shore and Cape Cod. The best chance for up to 6 inches or more of snow will be through northern Essex County, the Merrimack Valley, and, especially, the hills of northern Middlesex County and Worcester County.
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Snow will linger into early Saturday amid a cloudy and cool day with highs in the 30s.
Sunday should be seasonable and pleasant during the day with sunny skies and a high of 36 degrees.
The next chance of snow arrives late Sunday night into Monday as a coastal storm develops offshore.
Forecasts as of Thursday morning were leaning toward the storm being too far out to sea for a direct hit on most of Massachusetts, with the Cape and Islands having the best chance of a significant wallop.
The storm track remained highly in doubt as of Thursday, as a track farther west would deliver plowable snow throughout the region, and a track farther east would result in almost no effect from the storm at all.
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