The state of Massachusetts will be seeing a major temperature swing this weekend, as record-high temperatures on Saturday will be followed by snow showers on Sunday.Thanks to a southwest wind, many areas in the Bay State are seeing high temperatures that typically aren’t seen until mid-April.According to the National Weather Service, Logan International Airport in Boston reached 59 degrees as of noon Saturday — which broke the previous record high of 58 degrees for Feb. 12 set in 1999.The NWS said record-high temperatures for Feb. 12 were also recorded at T.F. Green International Airport near Providence, Rhode Island (62 degrees as of 12:30 p.m.), and at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut (58 degrees as of 11 a.m.).The spring-like warmth will not last, however, as the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. That advisory will be in effect from 7 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday.Cold air from the northwest will arrive late Saturday night and overtake the milder air, causing temperatures to plummet by about 30 degrees from Saturday’s highs.The blast of cold air coupled with a storm system moving up from the south will create the conditions for snow in Massachusetts.Snow flurries will start south of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) early Sunday morning and there will be better potential for snow during the afternoon.By Sunday evening, snow will fill in for much of eastern Massachusetts, but especially the southeastern part of the state.”Really, it’s southeastern Massachusetts where you have the best chance of snowfall,” said StormTeam 5 meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicalese.The snowfall is expected to be light but steady, and snow showers will linger into Monday morning for southeastern Massachusetts.The South Shore, South Coast, Cape Cod and islands could receive between 1 and 3 inches of snow, along with Cape Ann on the North Shore.For Boston and areas west of the I-95 corridor up to Worcester, a coating to an inch of snow is expected.”Which is enough to be a nuisance, but not enough that it’s going to have any major impact on your travel plans,” Cicalese said.The cold will remain in place for Monday, which is Valentine’s Day, but the chill will feel even more bitter due to the wind chill factor. High temperatures throughout Massachusetts on Monday are expected to be in the low to mid 20s, but the wind chill will make it feel like the temps are at or below zero.
The state of Massachusetts will be seeing a major temperature swing this weekend, as record-high temperatures on Saturday will be followed by snow showers on Sunday.
Thanks to a southwest wind, many areas in the Bay State are seeing high temperatures that typically aren’t seen until mid-April.
According to the National Weather Service, Logan International Airport in Boston reached 59 degrees as of noon Saturday — which broke the previous record high of 58 degrees for Feb. 12 set in 1999.
The NWS said record-high temperatures for Feb. 12 were also recorded at T.F. Green International Airport near Providence, Rhode Island (62 degrees as of 12:30 p.m.), and at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut (58 degrees as of 11 a.m.).
The spring-like warmth will not last, however, as the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. That advisory will be in effect from 7 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday.
Cold air from the northwest will arrive late Saturday night and overtake the milder air, causing temperatures to plummet by about 30 degrees from Saturday’s highs.
The blast of cold air coupled with a storm system moving up from the south will create the conditions for snow in Massachusetts.
Snow flurries will start south of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) early Sunday morning and there will be better potential for snow during the afternoon.
By Sunday evening, snow will fill in for much of eastern Massachusetts, but especially the southeastern part of the state.
“Really, it’s southeastern Massachusetts where you have the best chance of snowfall,” said StormTeam 5 meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicalese.
The snowfall is expected to be light but steady, and snow showers will linger into Monday morning for southeastern Massachusetts.
The South Shore, South Coast, Cape Cod and islands could receive between 1 and 3 inches of snow, along with Cape Ann on the North Shore.
For Boston and areas west of the I-95 corridor up to Worcester, a coating to an inch of snow is expected.
“Which is enough to be a nuisance, but not enough that it’s going to have any major impact on your travel plans,” Cicalese said.
The cold will remain in place for Monday, which is Valentine’s Day, but the chill will feel even more bitter due to the wind chill factor. High temperatures throughout Massachusetts on Monday are expected to be in the low to mid 20s, but the wind chill will make it feel like the temps are at or below zero.
