Christmas Day in Massachusetts is expected to be breezy with isolated rain and snow showers in some parts of the state and temperatures dropping late in the day, according to the National Weather Service.
While some light snow may fall this morning into the early afternoon, forecasters expect no accumulation.
Wind speeds are expected to reach 30 to 40 mph Christmas morning before gradually decreasing in the afternoon. But they are forecast to pick up again and return to those speeds later Christmas Day, according to forecasters.
Temperatures will remain “seasonable,” the weather service said. Forecasters expected temperatures to reach the upper 30s to low 40s in Boston, Worcester, Springfield and on Cape Cod, with slightly cooler temperatures in the mid-30s in Pittsfield.
A cold front moving into the region Thursday evening will drop temperatures into the teens in many areas, and into the single digits at higher elevations.
Gusty winds will bring the wind chill “down to near or below zero overnight,” the weather service said.
Friday is expected to remain cold with high temperatures only reaching the low to mid-20s. Forecasters are keeping an eye on a storm system that could bring “plowable snow” to the region Friday night into Saturday.
The weather service remains uncertain on the path of the storm and how much snow it could bring. The greatest chances of at least three inches of snow are in southwest Connecticut, forecasters said.
