Anyone traveling through Massachusetts after opening presents on Christmas morning should prepare for wind gusts up to 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
The wind is expected to pick up in the late morning on Christmas before peaking in the evening, according to the weather service. The strongest winds are expected along the Massachusetts coast.
Temperatures are predicted to dip into the mid to low 20s overnight on Christmas Eve before rising into the high 30s and low 40s on Christmas Day, according to the weather service. There is a slight chance of snow or a wintry mix in Eastern Massachusetts in the morning, but the rest of the state is expected to see partly sunny skies.
Overnight lows in the mid teens are predicted for Thursday night, according to the weather service. Partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 20s are expected on Friday before temperatures drop into the mid teens overnight.
Massachusetts is predicted to get more snow Friday night, first in the western part of the state in the late evening and spreading across the rest of Massachusetts throughout the night, according to the weather service. The snowfall is expected to last until around 10 a.m. Saturday in most of the state.
Western Massachusetts could get 2 to 4 inches of snow overnight on Friday, according to the weather service. Central Massachussetts is expected to see 1 to 2 inches, while Eastern Massachusetts is predicted to get less than half an inch.
