After another day of dry, blustery conditions, parts of Massachusetts could see light snowfall on Thursday night, National Weather Service forecasters say.
The scattered snow showers are expected to fall primarily over the South Coast, Cape Cod and the Islands. Showers are expected to develop Thursday evening between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., with totals ranging from a trace to half an inch. One model shows a band of more intense snowfall, around 1 to 2 inches, falling across the islands, particularly Nantucket.
There’s a less than 50% chance other parts of the state see snow Thursday: forecasters put the chances below 35%. A map released by the weather service shows less than an inch of snowfall expected in Boston and Springfield as well as in the Berkshires.
Worcester and other parts of Central Massachusetts appear to be out of the path for any snowfall.
Showers should decrease by around midnight, though forecasters say they could stick around longer on the Cape and Islands. The precipitation should wrap up by sunrise on Friday.
The next chance for snowfall in Massachusetts comes on Sunday, though forecasters remain unsure of just how much accumulation to expect. The Bay State is likely to see a period of snow or rain changing to snow late Sunday into Monday. But what is not clear is how close the weather system will track to southern New England, which could determine how much snow falls.
“While this does not look like a major storm…accumulating snow is certainly possible for some locations,” forecasters wrote.
