First MA Snow Of 2023: Up To 4 Inches Possible Friday

MASSACHUSETTS — The first real snow event of the new year in Massachusetts will happen Friday, making for a potentially messy rush hour commute.

Almost all the state between Boston and the Berkshires north of Plymouth County will see some accumulation. Inside Route 128, less than an inch may fall. But the area between Framingham and Worcester and north to the New Hampshire border could see up to 3 inches.

The heaviest snow will be in the Fitchburg area and along the New Hampshire line with 4 or more inches possible, according to forecasts.

"Friday will bring a round of light to moderate snow for interior southern New England with potential for 1 to 3 inches of snow, mainly northeast of the I-95 corridor. There remains some uncertainty as to accumulation amounts," the National Weather Service said Thursday morning.

The snow will begin to fall mid-morning Friday and continue through the evening commute. All of Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester counties and part of Essex County will be under a winter weather advisory through 7 p.m. Friday. The advisory is also warning of freezing drizzle across Worcester County. Suffolk County is excluded from the advisory.

For the Cape and South Shore, expect mostly rain during the day on Friday with temperatures in the low 40s. Forecasts say a rain-snow mix could occur near the Norfolk and Plymouth county line during the event.

Friday's snow will give way to a mostly sunny weekend with temperatures in the low 40s or upper 30s, depending on how far inland you are.