Icy conditions expected Saturday as freezing rain arrives in Mass.

Icy conditions expected Saturday as freezing rain arrives in Massachusetts

Updated: 4:41 PM EST Dec 27, 2024

THOUGH. YEAH. HEY, WE’VE GOT SOME WARM AIR COMING IN THE FORECAST AND MOST OF YOU ARE SAYING OKAY THAT’S GOOD BECAUSE YOU REALLY WANT TO GET RID OF ANY SNOW OR ICE THAT YOU HAVE OUT THERE. OF COURSE, IF YOU’RE A SKIER, YOU’RE GOING, CAN WE HOLD OFF ON THE WARM WEATHER? THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH IT, AS THAT WARM AIR COMES IN, IT’S GOT RAIN WITH IT AND WE’RE GOING TO BE COLD ENOUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THERE MIGHT BE A FEW ICY SPOTS OUT THERE. AS I WAS TELLING YOU EARLIER, THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF ICE STORM THAT BRINGS DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. THIS IS ONE THAT MAKES IT A SLIPPERY SPOT HERE, A SLIPPERY SPOT THERE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. SO JUST BE ADVISED ABOUT THAT TOMORROW MORNING. BUT YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR TEMPERATURES GOING TO WARM UP. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MID 50S. UNFORTUNATELY IT COMES WITH ALMOST NO SUNSHINE. THERE’S A LOT OF GRAY SKIES AND SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THERE. SO OVER THE WEEKEND, YOUR SATURDAY WE GET UP TO ABOUT 42 DEGREES. MIGHT BE SOME MORNING ICY SPOTS OUT THERE AND THEN SOME SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS IS NOT AN ALL DAY RAIN, BUT THE THREAT OF RAIN WILL BE OUT THERE. A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE WE’LL SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. LOOK AT THAT TEMPERATURE 54 DEGREES, SO NO HINT OF SNOW. IT’S ALL ABOUT RAIN. THERE’S THE VIEW OVER THE CITY RIGHT NOW. STILL A LITTLE SNOW OUT THERE ON THE GROUND, BUT MELTING FAST 38 DEGREES. NOW THE WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT EIGHT MILES AN HOUR. THOSE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE GOING TO HELP US TO WARM UP TONIGHT. SO THE TEMPERATURE IS NOT GOING TO GET THAT COLD. ANDOVER WORCESTER. WE’RE STILL SEEING SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND HERE. I THINK BY THE TIME WE GET DONE WITH THE WEEKEND, MOST OF THAT WILL BE GONE AS WELL. SOUTHWESTERLY WIND ONLY ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. RIGHT NOW. IT WILL BE PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NIGHT, SO THERE’S NOTHING REALLY GOING ON. YOU’VE NOTICED KIND OF A THIN OVERCAST MOVING IN, BUT THE RAINMAKER IS WAY OUT HERE TO THE WEST. AND LOOK AT THIS. IT’S RAIN ALL THE WAY UP INTO PARTS OF MICHIGAN. SO THAT JUST TELLS YOU HOW MUCH WARM AIR IS SURGING WITH THIS THING. BUT WE JUST HAVE SOME COLD AIR AT LOW LEVELS. AND AS THIS MOISTURE COMES IN, IT MAY CREATE THOSE ICY SPOTS TOMORROW MORNING. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS. THIS IS 3:00 IN THE MORNING, SO YOU’RE FINE TO MIDNIGHT IF YOU HAVE EVENING PLANS, YOU’RE FINE. IT’S REALLY. IF YOU’RE OUT REALLY LATE AT NIGHT TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, THAT WE START TO SEE THESE PATCHY ICE OUT THERE. SEE, THE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 20S. THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME ICE OUT THERE IN A FEW SPOTS. AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE RAIN AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL WIN OUT. BUT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, YOU’VE GOT THAT 6:00 IN THE MORNING, YOU’VE GOT IT AS WELL, ESPECIALLY UP THROUGH THE MERRIMACK VALLEY. AND IN FACT, IF YOU GO NORTH OF MANCHESTER OVER THE WEEKEND, BE CAREFUL ABOUT SOME ICE UP THERE. IT MAY HANG ON JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER. THAT THREAT WILL BE WITH US THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS IS 9:00 IN THE MORNING. BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENS BY THE TIME WE GET TO AFTERNOON. THE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE UPPER 30S, CLOSE TO 40 DEGREES. SO ANY SHOWERS THAT ARE OUT THERE WILL BE IN THE FORM OF LIQUID, NOT ANY ICE GOING ON. AND ONCE WE GET THIS WARM, WE JUST KIND OF STAY THAT WAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SO YOUR SUNDAY, THERE’S SOME SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, BUT NOTICE THE TEMPERATURES THERE WELL INTO THE 30S AND 40S, WHICH IS WHY IT WILL BE RAIN. THIS IS WHY I SAY AS YOU HEAD NORTH OF MANCHESTER OVER THE WEEKEND, YOU KNOW IT COULD GET ICY AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING JUST BECAUSE THE WARM AIR HASN’T SURGED THAT FAR UP SUNDAY MORNING LOOKING PRETTY WET. BUT LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES. MID 40S. WE MIGHT EVEN HAVE SOME SPOTS IN THE 50 DEGREE RANGE IN THE MORNING. AND THEN DURING THE AFTERNOON KIND OF HIT OR MISS STUFF. SO I THINK A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING SOME RAIN SUNDAY MORNING. YOU GET THE IDEA. IT’S A VERY UNSETTLED FORECAST AND THAT UNSETTLED WEATHER CARRIES INTO MONDAY. GOOD CHANCE WE’RE GOING TO SEE RAIN. SO OF THE DAYS I WOULD SAY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TOMORROW. BETTER CHANCE ON SUNDAY LIKELY. WE’LL SEE SOME RAIN AS WE HEAD FOR SUNDAY’S FORECAST. SO HERE’S THE WAY IT BREAKS DOWN. THEN OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS YOU CAN SEE WE’VE GOT KIND OF GRAY SKIES SITTING IN THERE. SOME SLICK ROADS TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN WE’LL SEE THE SHOWERS COMING IN. AND THEN VERY LIKELY WE’LL HAVE SOME WIND AND RAIN ON MONDAY. LOOK AT THAT 56 DEGREES. BOY, IF ONLY WE HAD SOME SUNSHINE WITH IT. THAT’D BE KIND OF NICE, BUT IT IS RAINY TUESDAY. WE DO DRY OUT, SO FIRST NIGHT IS LOOKING DRY, BUT THE FIRST OF THE NEW YEAR DOES LOOK LIKE IT WILL BE WET. MORE RAIN, MORE 50 DEGREE READINGS. BUT THEN THOSE OF YOU LIKE A LITTLE COOLER WEATHER, A LITTLE SOMETHING RESEMBLING WINTER. YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WE START COOLING THINGS DOWN AND IT WILL GET AWFULLY CHILLY. FO

Icy conditions expected Saturday as freezing rain arrives in Massachusetts

Updated: 4:41 PM EST Dec 27, 2024

A winter weather advisory is in effect for most of Massachusetts as a system bringing freezing drizzle pushes in overnight into Saturday. As the rain arrives, starting early in the morning, surfaces will still be cold enough that the moisture will freeze and stick on contact. “This is not the kind of ice storm that brings down trees and power lines. This is one that makes it a slippery spot here or slippery spot there on untreated surfaces,” StormTeam 5 meteorologist Mike Wankum said. Info: Futurecast | Traffic | Map RoomThe National Weather Service said the advisory covers most of Massachusetts, where freezing rain and a glaze of ice are expected. Southeastern Massachusetts, the Cape and Islands were not included in the advisory area. Very slippery sidewalks, roads, and bridges could make for hazardous travel conditions. Drivers should slow down and use caution while traveling.As temperatures rise, we’ll transition to just showers across the area into the afternoon.Showers will continue into Sunday and Monday. Rainy conditions are also likely on New Year’s Day.

BOSTON —

A winter weather advisory is in effect for most of Massachusetts as a system bringing freezing drizzle pushes in overnight into Saturday.

As the rain arrives, starting early in the morning, surfaces will still be cold enough that the moisture will freeze and stick on contact.

“This is not the kind of ice storm that brings down trees and power lines. This is one that makes it a slippery spot here or slippery spot there on untreated surfaces,” StormTeam 5 meteorologist Mike Wankum said.

Info: Futurecast | Traffic | Map Room

The National Weather Service said the advisory covers most of Massachusetts, where freezing rain and a glaze of ice are expected. Southeastern Massachusetts, the Cape and Islands were not included in the advisory area.

Very slippery sidewalks, roads, and bridges could make for hazardous travel conditions. Drivers should slow down and use caution while traveling.

As temperatures rise, we’ll transition to just showers across the area into the afternoon.

Showers will continue into Sunday and Monday. Rainy conditions are also likely on New Year’s Day.