A storm system that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to Massachusetts overnight was exiting the Bay State Thursday morning, and National Weather Service forecasters say early indications are little snow accumulated.
The snow that did fall landed as small crystals rather than larger flakes that would have driven up accumulations, forecasters said. Compounding the lackluster snow totals was warm air that had already moved into the state by 4:45 a.m. As a result, snow was falling north of a Worcester to Beverly line, with a mix of sleet, freezing rain and rain elsewhere.
Still, a Winter Weather Advisory was in place for much of the state Thursday morning, as forecasters continued to warn of slick, icy road conditions. The advisory expires at 10 a.m.
A zone of dry air moves in by mid-afternoon Thursday, bringing temperatures in the upper 30s in higher elevations and upper 40s along the South Coast. Breezy conditions are expected to hit the South Coast in the afternoon before spreading across the rest of the state.
Winds are expected to drive temperatures down, and a Wind Advisory is in place for parts of Central and Western Massachusetts.
The next storm system moves in Saturday afternoon, with snow to start and a transition to ice and rain by mid-morning Sunday. Between 1 and 5 inches of snow could fall, as the storm’s track and thus the precipitation it would bring still remain uncertain.
