WORCESTER – The National Weather Service [NWS] has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Worcester area beginning Saturday and into Sunday morning.
The Winter Storm Watch is in effect from 7 AM on Saturday, December 5 to 7 AM on Sunday, December 6.
The NWS says heavy snow is possible with up to 4 to 7 inches of snowfall.
Saturday morning’s rain could change to snow Saturday afternoon and there is the potential for heavy snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
The snow is expected to taper off late Saturday night.
[Wet Snow/Power Outage Concern Saturday] Rain changes to wet snow across much of the region Sat. A band of heavy wet snow expected, but still need to fine tune the exact location. Risk for scattered power outages and some downed trees with the greatest risk across central/NE MA. pic.twitter.com/n0IKL82fcK
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) December 4, 2020
