Hi all! Just a quick update on the storm. The intensifying low pressure area responsible for the heavy snow & strong wind over most of eastern MA will be drifting northeastward, just southeast of Cape Cod through early Monday morning. The line of mixed precip (sleet & rain) that was along the coast almost to Boston but mainly over the South Shore has started to go back the other way and will make its way toward the Cape Cod Canal and eventually across Cape Cod as the precipitation tapers off during the early to mid morning.

The heaviest snow bands are in the 128 belt as we approach midnight. This will likely be the jackpot area with 16 to 19 inches in most of this region. Again, a few spot heavier amounts may occur but most places will be under 20 inches ranging down to around a foot. There has been somewhat less as you head west toward the CT River Valley, but other bands of heavier snow in the Worcester Hills & the Berkshires. Areas that have stayed all snow have seen a mostly dry, fluffy snow, lower in water content and easier to remove, though some significant drifting has occurred due to strong northeast to north winds.

Here in Woburn, after a lull in the snow during the 7pm hour, we’ve been experiencing moderate to heavy snow and occasional white-out conditions since about 8pm.

The heaviest snow will continue to fall overnight, tapering off shortly after dawn. Lingering snow will continue through the morning with a few flurries possible early in the afternoon Monday before it’s all over. The sky may even start to clear from the west toward sunset Monday as we dig out.

Even though the snow will be done by afternoon, expect some additional blowing & drifting snow due to strong wind gusts from the N to NW on Monday.

A blog entry later Monday will talk a little about snow amounts and other storm effects, and a look ahead to the final days of 2010.