MA Weather: Snow To Spread Across State Throughout Evening Hours

BOSTON — Massachusetts is braced for the first plowable snowfall of 2020, which is expected to hit the state on Saturday afternoon and last throughout the evening hours. The snow will hit from the west, working its way across the state in bands.

Snow will start falling on the western edge of the state around 3 p.m. The eastern edge of the state, Cape and islands won't see the first flakes fall until about three hours later. The storm will be brief but intense, dropping several inches of snow in just a few hours. During this time, travel will be very difficult, the National Weather Service said. Most areas will see snow ending by midnight. A detailed map of snow end times is below.

A winter storm warning is in place across much of the state, with an advisory covering the rest of the state.

Accumulation totals will vary across Massachusetts from six to eight inches in the northwest corner of the state to just an inch or two along the Cape.

Before the snow starts, expect a frigid day on Saturday, with afternoon highs in the low-to-mid 20s across much of the state. Because road surfaces will be completely frozen when flakes start to fall, expect snow to start sticking and accumulating right away.

Here's a look at the updated Boston-area forecast from the National Weather Service.

Saturday
Cloudy, with a high near 23. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Snow, mainly before 2 a.m., then a chance of snow showers after 2 a.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Temperature rising to around 33 by 2 a.m. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.