A snowstorm began dumping heaps of snow on Massachusetts on Sunday, and heavy snowfall is expected to continue into the night, according to the National Weather Service.
All of the state is predicted to get between a foot and 20 inches of snow as the snowstorm continues through 8 p.m. Monday, according to the weather service’s winter storm warning. Parts of Northeast and Western Massachusetts could see up to two feet.
Rapid snowfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour are expected to continue until midnight on Sunday before calming down by 2 a.m., according to the weather service. Travel conditions will remain extremely poor during this time, and visibility while driving could deteriorate to a quarter-mile during the heaviest snowfall.
Lingering moisture is predicted to cause lighter snowfall through much of the day on Monday, according to the weather service. The snow is expected to stop in Eastern and Central Massachusetts by 8 p.m. Monday and by 9 or 10 p.m. in Western Massachusetts.
Below zero wind chills are predicted to follow the end of the snowstorm across the state Monday night, according to the weather service. Wind chills around -1 or -2 degrees are expected in Eastern Massachusetts, while wind chills around -6 or -7 are expected in Central Massachusetts and parts of Western Massachusetts. Wind chills as frigid as -10 degrees are possible in the Berkshires.
Overnight low temperatures Sunday night are predicted to dip into the mid 20s in Eastern Massachusetts and the mid teens in Central Massachusetts and parts of Western Massachusetts, according to the weather service. Lows in the single digits are expected in the Berkshires.
Highs during the day on Monday are predicted to reach the low to mid 30s in Eastern Massachusetts and the low to mid 20s in Central and Western Massachusetts, according to the weather service. Overnight lows Monday night are predicted to drop into the single digits in most of the state.
