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Westford Could See Up To 6 Inches Of Snow

Greater Lowell can expect to see snow start falling late Thursday afternoon, and it's not likely to stop until Friday evening.

National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at noon today until 7 p.m. Feb. 19.
National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at noon today until 7 p.m. Feb. 19. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

WESTFORD, MA — There's more snow in the forecast for today and Friday. But, fortunately, it's not likely to disrupt things much around here.

Forecasters say snow is likely to start falling late Thursday afternoon and continue through Friday leaving Westford with anywhere between 2 and 6 inches of accumulation by Friday night.

National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at noon today until 7 p.m. Feb. 19.

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"By Friday night, light snow will finally come to end across Southern New England, followed by drying northwest winds," according to NBC10 Boston meteorologist Aaron Perry. "When all is said and done Saturday morning, we will likely see a regionwide 3 to 6" with higher amounts of 7 to 8" possible across Eastern Mass. due to ocean-effect snow bands."

Because this storm is not likely to bring as much wind with it and forecasters expect the snow around greater Lowell to be light and fluffy, there's less of a chance for cancellations or emergency parking restrictions, but we'll update if there are any changes.

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Schools: February break

Emergency parking ban: None.

Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today—A chance of snow, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight—Snow likely, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday—Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night—A chance of snow, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday—Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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