Stoughton Weather Update: Uncertainty In The Forecast

STOUGHTON, MA — The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Wednesday. Snow is expected to accumulate in the range of 2 to 4 inches in Stoughton, with snowfall starting late Wednesday morning and continuing into Thursday afternoon. It could mix with rains at times, so get ready for a heavy, wet snow.

The NWS noted that Stoughton is in an area where they have high uncertainty in their snowfall predictions due to where the rain/snow line falls. The NWS' forecast has changed multiple times in the last few hours, with the projection going as low as 4 inches to as high as 8 inches due to temperature shifts.

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On the wind front, you can still expect gusts between 40 to 50 miles per hour to sweep across the area Wednesday.

Here's what the local forecasters are projecting:

• National Weather Service: 2 to 4 inches (high uncertainty)
• WHDH: 6 to 10 inches
• WBZ: 3 to 6 inches
• NBC Boston/NECN: 3 to 6 inches
• WCVB: 4 to 8 inches

In case of an emergency, here are some helpful numbers:

• In case of an emergency, dial 911
• Stoughton Police Department - 781-344-2424
• Stoughton Fire Department - 781-344-3170
• National Grid power outages: 800-465-1212
• National Grid gas emergencies: 800-233-5325
• Comcast: 1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278)
• Verizon: 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966)

Reporting by Dave Copeland was used in this story.

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