Westford storm update

Wind chills as low as 24 below zero. Portions of central, eastern, northeastern and western Massachusetts Westford weather for the next 5 days: Hypothermia likely without protective clothing tomorrow evening through late Saturday night.

Jenna Fisher , Patch Staff. Thank Reply Share. Thank 1 Reply Share. Press Release Desk , News Partner. Alex Newman , Patch Staff. Any new snow would be very brief, and likely not accumulate more than a dusting here and there. After am, time to clean up and safe to head out on the roads as long as they have been treated and plowed where needed.

Also including the immediate North Shore Coastline. This will be compacted by sleet and likely washed away by rain later in the storm…. Temperatures next week will be fairly chilly, highs in the 30s and low 40s. Subscribe to Updates. Reader Comments. Contact Terry Eliasen. Admin Login. Dust off the shovels, accumulating snow coming Saturday. Blizzard conditions are extremely likely for a good portion of eastern Massachusetts late tonight and into the day on Tuesday.

This is not to be taken lightly. Driving will be near impossible at times with whiteout conditions, a potentially life threatening situation. I would advise avoiding travel if at all possible after 6 p. Schools will almost certainly close for at least Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday as well. What is a blizzard? This is the perfect setup for a long-duration wind and snow machine, something we only see once every five to 10 years.

It will likely rival some of our biggest winter storms of the last plus years and challenge the record books. In order to make it into the top 10 snowstorms of all time, Boston would need to receive more than I would say a top 10 event is nearly certain…and give about a chance of reaching the top five.

The consistency of the snow will be very light and fluffy. Easier to push around and move, but impossible to measure with howling winds creating drifts feet. The exception would be right along the immediate coastline and over Cape Cod where milder temperatures will make the snow much heavier, increasing the chances of widespread power outages.

Noon-6 p. Winds will begin to pick up out of the east-northeast causing some light ocean-effect flurries. During the afternoon some of the first bands of snow will try to push onshore over southeastern Massachusetts. Steady snow overspreads all of Southern New England. Northeast winds steadily increase, gusting mph along the coast by midnight. Roads conditions deteriorate very quickly.

Midnight-6 a. Blizzard arrives.