White Christmas Dreams May Come True With Snow On Way Across MA: See Latest Forecast

MASSACHUSETTS — Those holding out hope for a white Christmas across Massachusetts may just get their wish with a period of light snow on Tuesday that is likely to stick around until at least dawn on the big day.

Friday's wild warmup, wind and rain washed away the snow on the ground for much of the state. But there is one last chance for up to two inches of snow to fall on Tuesday, with the National Weather Service calling for snow showers to begin late in the morning and last into the evening.

While it will not be a big storm that significantly hinders travel, the forecast is for a coating to an inch in Greater Boston, the South Shore and the Islands, and two inches or a bit more in the higher elevations of Worcester County.

It should be a decent travel week overall with sunny skies and a chilly northwest wind on Monday, with a high of 32 degrees.

Temperatures will hold in the low 30s Monday night into Tuesday with persistent show showers throughout the day and a light south wind.

Christmas Eve should be a good day to get out on the roads with skies becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon and a high of 38 degrees. There will be a steady northwest wind gusting to 23 mph that will make it feel more like the 20s.

The snow that falls on Tuesday should make it to at least Christmas morning for most, with a high that day of 40 degrees, melting what is left over the course of the day.

The next chance for rain or snow is Friday, with snow likely inland and a messy mix closer to the coast.

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