Blizzard Friday Night!

Thursday will be the calm before the storm with temps holding in the 20's. Thursday night will also be dry. Then a powerful storm will come up the coast and hammer New England and Boston with an epic blizzard. Snow rates may reach 2 or 3 inches per hour during the height of the storm Friday night. Also strong winds out of the NE will lead to whiteout conditions for several hours. The wind off the water will also cause major coastal flooding during the time of high tide. I highly suggest to stay off the roads starting Friday afternoon.

Boston forecast:

Tonight: Clearing and cold. Low 15.

Thursday: Sunny in the morning, then increasing clouds in the afternoon. High 27. NE wind of 10-20 MPH.

Thursday night: Cloudy with lows in the mid 20's.

Alerts:

A Blizzard Watch is in effect for the Boston area for Friday morning thru Saturday morning.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the South Shore, and the Cape. Some mixing with rain may occur there.

A Coastal Flood Watch is in effect for the coastline-including Boston

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the Cape and Islands

A Hurricane Force Wind Watch is in effect for the ocean!


Storm Timeline: For Boston

Friday 10 AM: Snow arrives in Boston. Temps in the upper 20's.

3 PM: Steady snow arrives in Boston. Temps near 30. NE wind of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH.

7 PM Fri-7AM Saturday: Stay off the roads! Blizzard hits in full force with heavy snow and damaging winds. Temps fall into the mid 20's.  NE wind gusting to 60 MPH possible.

8AM- Noon Steady snow continues. Temps in the 20's. Wind still strong out of the North.

1 PM: Snow ends. Still windy with blowing snow,

Peak wind Gusts:

70 MPH: Cape and Islands
60 MPH: Rest of coast-including Boston
50 MPH: Rest of Boston area.

Snow Totals:

18-24 Inches: The Boston area. Some isolated areas may approach 30 inches!

12-18 inches: The South Shore

6-12 Inches: Far NW New England

Note: Stay tuned for another full update tomorrow!