Lingering snow bands from Tuesday’s storm will clear out of Massachusetts by sunrise Wednesday, but forecasters warn that bitter cold will settle in behind them.
The Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories issued on Tuesday will expire by 7 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Conditions will improve to become dry and sunny throughout the day statewide and winds will die down, forecasters say.
However, temperature highs may only reach the mid-30s across Western and Central Massachusetts — especially in higher terrains, forecasters warn — while Eastern Massachusetts and areas along the coastline may reach the low 40s.
Those cold temperatures will drop even further into the upper teens and low 20s for the majority of Massachusetts, with temperatures closer to freezing on Cape Cod & the Islands.
More scattered snow showers and the possibility for isolated — and at times, intense — snow squalls are on the radar for Thursday, as an Arctic cold front moves into New England in the afternoon.
Wind gusts could reach between 30 and 35 mph statewide and temperatures are expected to dip rapidly on Thursday evening.
The coldest temperatures yet of the season are forecast for Thursday night into Friday, with projections in the single digits in Western and Central Massachusetts and in the teens for Eastern Massachusetts and along the coastline.
The wind chill may make temperatures feel like single digits — or single digits in the negative, forecasters warn. The cold will linger on Friday, with temperature highs in the low to mid-20s across most of the state and low 30s along the southeastern coastline.
Forecasters are monitoring a coastal storm that could bring light snow to parts of Eastern Massachusetts on Friday night into Saturday. As accumulations are expected to be under an inch, temperatures may warm up to the 30s and 40s by Saturday morning — just in time for them to dip down again on Sunday.
