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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — More rain, sleet, and possible snow is expected on Thursday night into Friday morning.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a wintry mix is heading towards southern New England, which will turn into freezing rain and sleet.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Boston from 5 p.m. on Thursday until 12 p.m. Friday for most of the state except for Southeastern Massachusetts
The NWS said the worst ice accumulation is expected to be in southern Worcester Hills and in the southern Berkshires, with 0.1 to 0.2 inches possible. Total sleet accumulation could be 1 to 2 inches.
Some snow accumulation is expected, with the highest being 3 to 4 inches in Newbury, Mass. Boston could get 1 to 2 inches.
However, a much needed warm up is coming next week with temperatures in the 70s.
“The snow melts really fast in this time of year,” Eric Fisher, CBS News Boston’s Chief Meteorologist, told WBZ NewsRadio.
He said there are already signs that spring and summer are just around the corner, adding that “you’re adding 20 minutes of daylight every week,” and it’ll only be a matter of time until the snow melts away.
“It’s going to be within a week that pretty much everything goes in southern New England,” Fisher said.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Chaiel Schaffel (@CSchaffelWBZ) reports.