Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Worcester, Up to 5 Inches of Snow Possible

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

GoLocalWorcester News Team

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Worcester. 

The advisory takes effect at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10 and extends through noon on Wednesday, December 11.

According to the Weather Service, up to five inches of snow is possible.

Tuesday Night 

Rain and snow likely before 11 p.m., then a chance of snow and sleet between 11 p.m. and midnight, then snow after midnight. 

New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday 

Snow, mainly before 10 a.m.

New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night 

Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

Additional Details

Rain changes to snow from northwest to southeast between 10 p.m. tonight and 4 a.m. Wednesday, but that process may not happen until near daybreak across portions of the Cape. The biggest concern is the Wednesday morning commute, especially across Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts

 

Read the Advisory Below 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA

335 AM EST Tue Dec 10 2019

CTZ002>004-MAZ012-013-015>022-RIZ001>007-101645-

/O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0026.191211T0300Z-191211T1700Z/

Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Southern Worcester MA-

Western Norfolk MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-

Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-

Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-

Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-

Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-

Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon,

Putnam, Willimantic, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood,

Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River,

New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown,

Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich,

East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett,

Westerly, and Newport

335 AM EST Tue Dec 10 2019

 

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO

NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

 

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 5

  inches.

 

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, south-central and

  portions of eastern Massachusetts as well as Rhode Island.

 

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to noon EST Wednesday.

 

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions for the Wednesday

  morning commute. Snow may be falling moderate to heavily across

  Rhode Island and southeast MA during the Wednesday morning

  commute, resulting in hazardous travel.

 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rain changes to snow from northwest to

  southeast between 10 pm tonight and 4 am Wednesday, but that

  process may not happen until near daybreak across portions of

  the Cape. Biggest concern is the Wednesday morning commute,

  especially across Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

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