What To Know About The Snow In Barnstable

BARNSTABLE, MA — Just when you thought 2020 might let you out, many of you are about to get snowed in.

With more than 6 to 8 inches of snow possible in Barnstable overnight Wednesday into Thursday, here are some things to know about how the snow might affect you once you are all stocked up on milk, bread and maybe a few warm, holiday treats.

The storm will close schools in the Barnstable Public School District Thursday. Both in-person and virtual learning are canceled. School will return to in-person on Friday depending on the student's cohort.

Snow will start falling across Massachusetts between 7 and 11 p.m. Wednesday, and by the time it ends midday Thursday, most parts of the state will have been blanketed with 8 to 14 inches, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Boston.

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Snow will be light and fluffy in most parts of the state, but it could be heavier and wetter in southeastern Massachusetts and on Cape Cod.

Cape Cod will see lower snowfall totals than the rest of the state, with rain mixing in with the snow early Thursday morning. Wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour mean several parts of Massachusetts could see blizzard conditions.

Snowfall will be heaviest between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday. The snow will stop between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday as the storm moves from west to east across Massachusetts.

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Check back with Patch throughout Wednesday and Thursday for town and storm updates.