Brookline Freezing Rain Advisory: 'Treacherous' Driving

BROOKLINE, MA — Driving in the Brookline region will be treacherous Tuesday night and possibly Wednesday morning due to freezing rain.

The National Weather Service issued a freezing rain advisory for all of eastern Massachusetts through late Tuesday night. NWS issued this alert:

• IF YOU ARE DRIVING...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
• TEMPERATURES WERE RAPIDLY FALLING TO BELOW FREEZING IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. AS OF 230 PM...THE FREEZING LINE STRETCHED FROM NEAR LYNN SOUTHWESTWARD TO ARLINGTON...WELLESLEY...AND HOPKINTON. THESE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA BY 4 PM.
• THIS WILL CAUSE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WHICH WILL MAKE CONDITIONS INCREASINGLY TREACHEROUS. ADVISORIES FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.

Brookline’s hourly forecast

Brookline’s extended forecast

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