Bundle Up Swampscott: Arctic Cold is on the Way

By Liz Taurasi

Image: National Weather Service

SWAMPSCOTT, MA - Winter is finally getting real after an unusually mild December.

While temperatures for Saturday and Sunday will be in the high 30s and low 40s, temperatures will drop come Monday.

Temperatures will be seasonably cold as the first blast of Arctic air sweeps into the region on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Monday’s high is expected to be 23 degrees.

Low temperatures on Monday night will fall into the single digits in many interior locations across the region, and into the teens near the coast, according to meteorologists.

A low temperature of 4 degrees is predicted for Monday night in Swampscott, and 15 degrees Tuesday night.

Plan on extra time to bundle up the kids if they are heading to the school bus stop Tuesday morning. Tuesday is expected to be sunny with high temperatures in the low 20s.

View Swampscott’s extended weather forecast here >>>

The cold air will also trigger bands of ocean effect snow in parts of eastern Massachusetts and the coastal waters, according to the National Weather Service.