580  
WWUS41 KBOX 060328  
WSWBOX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1028 PM EST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
CTZ002-MAZ003-005>007-010-011-013>015-RIZ001-003-061630-  
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260306T1700Z/  
HARTFORD CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN  
ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-  
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-NORTHWEST  
PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMHERST, GLOUCESTER, FOXBOROUGH,  
CAMBRIDGE, GREENFIELD, WINDSOR LOCKS, NORTHAMPTON, SMITHFIELD,  
FRAMINGHAM, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD, FOSTER, COVENTRY, WEST  
GREENWICH, LAWRENCE, ORANGE, BOSTON, NORWOOD, AND LOWELL  
1028 PM EST THU MAR 5 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO 2 INCHES IN WESTERN MA, UP TO 4  
INCHES IN NORTHEASTERN MA WITH ISOLATED 5-6 INCH AMOUNTS NOT OF  
OUT OF THE QUESTION NEAR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. ICE  
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IN BOTH REGIONS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, EASTERN, NORTHEASTERN,  
AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FRIDAY MORNING  
COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 

 
 

 
 
CTZ003-004-MAZ002-004-008-009-012-026-061630-  
/O.CON.KBOX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260306T1700Z/  
TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-  
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-  
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNION, WORCESTER, CHARLEMONT, MILFORD,  
PUTNAM, BLANDFORD, BARRE, WILLIMANTIC, VERNON, FITCHBURG,  
CHESTERFIELD, AND AYER  
1028 PM EST THU MAR 5 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND THREE  
TENTHS OF AN INCH. GREATEST RISK FOR OVER ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE  
ACCRETION WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND THE SOUTHERN  
WORCESTER HILLS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND  
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GREATEST RISK FOR ICE DAMAGE WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERN  
BERKS AND THE SOUTHERN WORCESTER HILLS. THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE  
WILL BE IMPACTED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 

 
 

 
 
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