Snowstorm Will Follow Ice This Week: Forecasts

WORCESTER, MA — There may up to a 1/4-inch of ice on the ground by Tuesday morning, but that will be just the first winter blast set to hit Massachusetts this week, according to forecasts.

The entire state west of I-95 is under a winter weather advisory through 6 p.m. Tuesday due to a storm that could drop up to 1 inch of snow between Boston and Springfield, plus a coating of ice.

By early Tuesday morning, there could be as much as .10 inches of ice along the Mass Pike corridor between I-95 and I-495. Worcester County between Milford and Worcester could see up to a 1/4 inch, while areas west of Worcester could get up to a 1/2 inch.

"Tree and power line damage is possible due to the ice," the weather advisory said. "Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact Monday overnight travel, as well as the Tuesday morning and evening commutes."

Details on the snowstorm later this week are still sketchy, but forecasts are calling for anywhere from 2 to 8 inches of snow.

The precipitation may move in on Thursday morning and last through around 1 a.m. Friday, according to the weather service. Precipitation will likely transition into freezing rain through the Friday morning rush hour commute.

The local weather is part of a larger system that's bringing snow and freezing rain to a large swath of the country from Texas through the Midwest. A blast of arctic air has dropped as far south as the Gulf of Mexico, and has broken records across the upper Midwestern states. International Falls, Minn., set a record of -42 degrees on Feb. 13, and Duluth hit -29.