The winter weather advisory is in effect for Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester and Middlesex counties until 7 p.m. Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts has a winter storm warning until the same time.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for much of Massachusetts on Saturday, as a low-pressure system moved into the region before pushing into Northern New England later this evening.
The winter weather advisory is in effect for Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester and Middlesex counties until 7 p.m. Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts has a winter storm warning until the same time.
Hampden County and the greater Springfield area are forecast to receive some snow accumulation, leading to potentially slick roadways, but much less than the counties to the north, according to Nick Morganelli, a meteorologist with CBS 3 Springfield.
By early Saturday afternoon, police in the Pioneer Valley were reporting minor weather-related accidents as DPW crews worked to get sand on the typical problem spots.
The counties affected by the advisory are expected to see three to five inches of snow this afternoon before the precipitation tapers off around 7-8 p.m. The low-pressure system bringing the snow to the Bay State, mostly north of the Mass. Pike, will then push into Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, leaving much of the commonwealth with a partially clear evening.
Morganelli reports that Sunday will be breezy and with some flurries in the Pioneer Valley. But beginning on Monday, another Arctic air mass moves into the region, bringing potentially dangerous wind chills and temperatures.