Winter Storm Bringing Blizzard Conditons, Heavy Snow and Ice through Saturday

A sprawling winter storm will continue to produce blizzard conditions across the eastern Dakotas, western and southern Minnesota, and northern Iowa. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are expected over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and parts of the Northeast. The greatest freezing rain/glaze accumulations are forecast from the central Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley.
Read More...

En Español

Hazardous Weather Conditions

For More Weather Information:

Norton, MA Local Forecast Office

17NM S Gloucester MA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight

NW 13kt
4ft
Low: 8 °F

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday

S 11kt
2-3ft
High: 31 °F
Saturday
Night
SSE 20kt
3-4ft
Low: 30 °F
Sunday

W 17kt
3-4ft
High: 42 °F
Sunday
Night
NW 19kt
4ft
Low: 24 °F
M.L.King
Day
NW 16kt
3-4ft
High: 29 °F
Monday
Night
NW 14kt
3ft
Low: 20 °F
Tuesday

NW 14kt
3-4ft
High: 25 °F
Tuesday
Night
NW 11kt
4ft
Low: 17 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:00 pm EST Jan 17, 2020
Forecast Valid: 3am EST Jan 18, 2020-6pm EST Jan 24, 2020

View Nearby Observations

Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS

Synopsis: ANZ200-181900- 116 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters... High pres builds in from the west tonight. Low pres will then track across the Great Lakes on Sat. This low will then track across northern New England Sat night into Sun morning before moving into the Canadian Maritimes by Sun afternoon. A cold front will cross the waters Sun night followed by high pres slowly building in from the west through the middle of next week. For information on possible hazardous weather beyond the 24-36 hour forecast period, please visit www.weather.gov/boston and follow the Current Hazards link above the map on the left. $$

Overnight

NW wind around 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 4 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 17 to 20 kt becoming SW 14 to 17 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Rain and snow before 2am, then a chance of rain. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

W wind 15 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. A slight chance of rain before 8am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 17 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 4 ft.

M.L.King Day

NW wind 12 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind around 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 12 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 4 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.