A winter storm warning has been issued for a system expected to dump several inches of plowable snow across Massachusetts early next week.
The winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service for Central Middlesex County; Eastern Essex; Eastern Franklin; Eastern Hampden; Eastern Hampshire; Eastern Norfolk; Northern Worcester; Northwest Middlesex County; Southeast Middlesex; Southern Worcester; Suffolk; Western Essex; Western Hampden and Western Norfolk counties until February 14 at 1 a.m.
“Around 5:06 a.m. you’re seeing heavy snow begin to take over the interior and on the coastline, South Shore, Cape and islands in the south coastline as well. There will be some mixing before it’s cold enough for that transition to snow,” Meteorologist Tucker Antico said in his Sunday night forecast.
A winter storm watch is in effect for Western Franklin; Western Hampshire, Eastern Plymouth; Northern Bristol; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Western Plymouth, Northern Berkshire, and Southern Berkshire until February 14 at 1 a.m.