Two Rounds Of Snow Coming
BOSTON (CBS) - No major storm this weekend, but several small atmospheric disturbances will combine to make for a snowy weekend across our area.
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The snow has already begun to fly in parts of western Massachusetts and New York.
The "Norlun Trough" that we have been talking about for the past few days is beginning to take shape and will continue to drop snow in southwestern New England through this evening.
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As for the Boston metro area, just a few flurries scattered about this afternoon as we await the arrival of the band of snow overnight.
The trough, or snow band, will move slowly from southwest to northeast across our area tonight, dumping anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of light snow by Saturday morning.
Higher amounts (3-to-6 inches) will fall across elevated areas of western Worcester County and in the Berkshires.
The snow may linger through the morning in parts of northern Middlesex, Worcester and Essex Counties as well as in southern New Hampshire.
ROUND TWO
We are now tracking a second round of snowfall which may affect our region Saturday night.
Another area of low pressure looks like it will spin up just south of Long Island and bring snow back to southern New England after dark Saturday.
The snow will continue overnight and taper by early Sunday morning.
This time, the steadiest and heaviest of the snowfall will be located in southeastern Massachusetts, including the Cape and Islands.
Areas in those sections could see 3-to-6 inches of snow from round two with slightly higher amounts possible on the outer Cape.
For areas close to Boston and off to the north and west, an additional 1-to 3 inches looks likely.
