WEATHER ALERT: Goundhog Day Storm Will Bring Up to a Foot of Snow

By Les Masterson (Patch Staff)

Photo credit: National Weather Service.

In the matter of a week, Massachusetts went from a mostly snow-less winter to approaching seasonal averages in snowfall.

And now more snow is on the way for Monday.

The National Weather Service’s latest snowfall projection map is out and it shows that most of Massachusetts will get a foot of snow or more on Monday.

The latest snowstorm is expected to start with snow showers overnight before the snow intensifies during the Monday morning commute. The snow is expected to come down at a 1- to 2-inch per hour clip in the morning.

Snow will continue to fall for most of Eastern and Central Massachusetts during the day except for the South Shore and Cape Cod and the Islands, which will see the snow turn to a wintry mix before turning back to snow on Monday evening.

The snow is expected to dissipate Monday evening before ending on Monday night.

The latest NWS snowfall total shows that Central Massachusetts may get 12-15 inches. Eastern Massachusetts is expected to get 10-12 inches except for the South Shore and Cape Cod and the Islands, which will see lower amounts because of the changeover to sleet and freezing rain on Monday afternoon.

Once the storm leaves the area on Monday night, winds are expected to intensify. Wind chills are predicted to be below zero on Monday night, which will make for frigid snow removal.

The Monday storm will be the third snowstorm to hit the area in a week after nearly no snow so far this winter. The Blizzard of 2015 dumped as much as three feet on parts of Massachusetts on Monday and Tuesday last week. A minor snowstorm struck later in the week and dumped a few more inches on the region.

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