6+ Inches of Snow Possible for Chelmsford This Weekend

By Jason Claffey (Patch Staff)

A significant snowfall — which has been a rare occurrence so far this winter — is in the works for Chelmsford.

Six or more inches is possible Saturday, as snow is expected to arrive in the area Saturday morning and continue through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a hazardous weather alert.

NWS said the most snow will hit central Massachusetts. Surrounding areas will get rain. Exact accumulations were still unclear.

“A brief but intense thump of snow is possible Saturday afternoon-evening,” said WHDH meteorologist Jeremy Reiner. “The exact track isn’t known so rain/snow lines are the amount of snow isn’t known either but a plowable snow does appear possible for metro Boston late day Saturday.”

WBZ’s Pamela Gardner had this forecast:

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