Tuesday February 24 2026 Forecast (7:37AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 23-27)

High pressure brings fair weather today to aid in storm cleanup / recovery efforts, which will obviously take some time in the hardest-hit areas from the MA South Coast to South Shore and in much of RI too, both due to the zone of highest snowfall and also many power outages aided by strong winds from the storm that has finally moved away, but will be talked about for a long time to come. And you probably don’t want to hear that we’re not done with the active pattern. The good news is I don’t see a repeat of what just happened by any stretch any time soon, and most certainly not in the upcoming several days. The next system comes our way via the Great Lakes and is good for a light snow fall Wednesday morning. A follow up low passes just south of our area on Thursday night and early Friday, and may just miss, or graze the region with a light snowfall before fair weather returns during Friday and through Saturday.

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 30-37. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Clouding up. Lows 21-28. Wind W under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Snow of 1 to 3 inches north of I-90, a mix of snow/sleet/rain to the south with less than 1 inch of snow. Highs 31-38. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 25-32. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 35-42. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Chance of snow, favoring southern areas, overnight. Lows 22-29. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Cloudy early with a chance of snow in southern areas, followed by clearing. Highs 32-39. Wind NE shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 18-25. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 37-44. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 1-5)

Watching March 1-2 for a threat of unsettled weather (rain/snow threat). Temperatures near to below normal with a strong cold shot possible late period.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 6-10)

Watching March 6-7 for another potential stretch of unsettled weather (rain/mix/snow threat). Temperatures near to below normal.

129 thoughts on “Tuesday February 24 2026 Forecast (7:37AM)”

  1. Thank you TK.

    22F here though I expected to wake up to a little higher temperature.

    If one looks at the NWS K Box totals, they are useless from what I have seen. Dates and times of measurements for many towns do not come close to the final totals.

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    2. Found it. I just searched nws k box totals. Silly me

      If I found the right one, my final call at midnight isn’t there either

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  2. Good morning and thank you TK

    24 here

    Ocean: 36

    I measurd 18 5 inches here
    Logan: 17.1
    Hadi a mile plus South/southwest of my location measured 20.8
    A bit more than 2 inches more than my location. Very possible as he would have caught a bit more of the death band.

    To: Keith Hingham
    I would say you most definitely had 3 feet or more in blizzard of 78 where you resided in W. Roxbury as I measured 36 inches up and down my street in JP. You were not imagining anything. AS one moved SW of Logan totals went up.

    Finally WORDLE:
    3. For me

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  4. Cold ocean = miserable spring. I hate early spring around here. It’s what drives me the most to leave the NE area.

    Thanks TK.

    That storm was clearly one for the ages. I hope Tom and all those who lost power get it back quickly and safely.

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    1. yup cold ocean = MISERABLE Spring, usually. One never knows.

      Storm for the ages South and SW of Boston, for sure. For Boston, A nice old fashion New England Snow storm. I enjoyed it very much. NEVER lost Power, mostly due to the fact that the temperature dropped (collapse of coastal front), drying out the snow.

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  5. Thanks TK !

    5g seems to be working a bit better.

    Great to see the sun !!

    Hallway temp is 51F, so not too bad.

    Headed to eversource site to see latest info.

    Stay well all and good luck to all without power and digging out in general.

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    1. Hope your power is restored soon. At least at night, hope you are running your faucets. Whatever extra cost on the water bill will pale in comparison to repairing broken pipes.

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    2. Tom hang in there bud , so sorry you lost power & I have no idea how it was not lost here . We are absolutely buried here & I can’t even get out as my street has not been touched at all . Sue I hope it’s ok on your end of town with power . This is an extremely serious situation going on down here & it is going to take days to semi recover , a travel ban is also up for multiple counties .

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        1. Not at all unusual to have a two inch difference within a town with an easy storm to measure. This storm was very difficult to measure.

          Hoping your street is plowed very soon. I understand but That is not safe. How is Mrs SSK?

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  7. Thanks TK
    BOS 16.9 from the storm NY 19.7. This is NY 9th biggest snowstorm on record
    Snowfall Standings
    BOS 60.2
    NY 42.0

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  9. Just looking at the 12Z HRRR for tomorrow.

    Even though the model does not show it, Looking at the surface and 500 mb, I see a “possible” signal for redevelopment of
    this clipper type system to out South, this enhancing the snow.

    Is this possible or is it wishful thinking on my part?

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        1. I reported 11” to the NWS. Might have been a bit closer to 10” but hard to measure with drifting. Almost all of the accumulation happened Sunday night and overnight. It barely snowed an inch yesterday while the rest of you were getting creamed all day.

          That brings me to 54” on the year and we have a good 14-18” compacted base in the yard and big snowbanks. Areas of my front lawn and up against my rock walls where there was drifting and where I blew all the snow with my snowblower have about three feet. Normally I would be thrilled with that but…

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          1. I feel your pain. we’re up over 60 inches here in JP.
            A decent snow season already with possibly more to come.

            I have to take care of a few things for work and then I have some photos of the storm results to post. 🙂

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  10. Thanks TK.

    Looking like a minor event tomorrow.

    6z RRFS with general 1-2” across the area with under an inch in the areas that just got hit the hardest….

    https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=rrfs_a&p=snowfall_acc-imp&rh=2026022406&fh=48&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=

    6z HRRR similar

    https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=hrrr&p=snowfall_acc-imp&rh=2026022406&fh=48&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=

    And the Friday system is now a miss to the south on most models. So more good news there for those still digging out.

    The system early next weeks looks to have more punch and would be a good thump of snow to start but likely have a changeover involved. Still a week to go to watch that one.

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    2. Isn’t this model the new GOLDEN BOY!! and the GO TO model of choice???? 🙂 🙂 🙂

      Just messing with you. Again, let’s see what the 12Z run shows.

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      1. I personally haven’t been that impressed with it at all. Seems to swing wildly from run to run with lack of consistency. I would take that solution with a grain of salt.

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  13. Thanks TK! We won’t be going anywhere for quite a while here. I have 4-5 feet of snow on the side street of my corner house where the garage is. That was left over from where the plows got stuck and gave up yesterday. There had to be bailed out an hour later by a front loader. Wild. I think we all need to accept in this area that the week is shot and we need to focus on getting back to normal for next week. It would lessen the stress a lot if people on the south coast lower their expectations for a return to normal until next week.

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  14. Missed the Wordle train completely today, have to jump back aboard tomorrow…. Had good words, just not the right final one…

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    2. Darn. It was a word that I thought would give me letters when I entered it. I was surprised when it was actually the word. And you are very welcome in my car.

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  15. For some reason, I have always been interested in the sciences of meteorology and hydrology. Don’t know why and can’t say one fascinates me more than the other.

    What I do like about meteorology is that Mother Nature will pop her head up every once in a while to remind us all who’s the boss. Certainly the science has come a long way from the days of Don Kent and Bob Copeland, but despite the tremendous scientific gains, I still feel Mother Nature has the final say. I hope it stays that way.

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  20. NY most snow in season since 2014-2015 when they had just over 50 inches. Normal snowfall for NYC for an entire winter season 29.2 inches of snow.

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  21. My guess of 53 inches for the season was just torpedoed out of the water down here near PVD International. Oh well fun to guess.

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  22. Thanks, TK!

    And thanks to everybody here at WHW for an incredible ride throughout the past couple of days! Grateful for your insight and humor as always!!! 🙂

    Tom and all those affected with power outages and storm-related concerns, all of the best for quick solutions and comfort!!!

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  24. Now the GFS wants to suppress the system for next week, giving us a couple of inches, while it UNLOADS on areas to the SouthWest of us

    https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=prateptype_cat-imp&rh=2026022412&fh=150&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=

    https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=prateptype_cat-imp&rh=2026022412&fh=159&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=

    24 hour Kuchera Snow

    https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=snku_024h-imp&rh=2026022412&fh=162&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=

    Now we REALLY HAVE TO WATCH THIS ONE!!!

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    1. The GFS would drop nearly as much on my area with that storm as we got from this last one. I’ll take it!

      Not much other model support in the 12z suite for that solution though. Then again…..King GFS has been sniffing these out!

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  31. 1.5 hours to shovel the car out. The shoveling was just like my Planet Fitness work out. Great cardio. I’m fortunate that I could accomplish the task at 70 years old. I would advise if you’re not in the best of repertory health don’t.

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  32. Town went through about 1.5 hours ago but with the snow so deep they were getting stuck ( these were big trucks ) I heard they have asked for more heavy Equipment to be brought in . The plan is to go through neighborhoods last with front end loader & push into people’s years where there is no fence .

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    1. That was for the January storm. Which by the way, I think I nailed all three of my guesses! (or close to it)

      Not doing so well with my seasonal snowfall guesses…

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    1. How was that video taken? Too windy for a drone.
      Too windy for a helicopter. So, I am very curious to know
      how that was even possible to take????

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      1. Good question. I suppose it could have been AI but doesnt look fake. Could have been a high end drone with some sort of stabilizer on it?

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  42. I feel for you Captain (and envy you at the same time)….

    Wouldnt know where to start clearing that much snow.

    Nic Merianos
    @NickMerianos
    1h

    3 FEET of snow at my mother’s house in Middleboro MA. Snow drift in the driveway goes up into the deck and over the fence. That’s unbelievable!

    My sister on Cape Cod has been without power and heat for 24 hours with an estimated 3-5 days before restoration due to hurricane force wind gusts. Lots of tree damage due to weight of snow and wind.

    https://x.com/NickMerianos/status/2026328503835382202?s=20

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  46. Checking in as 5g seems to improve.

    The strong sun has helped in spots on the road, but 139 is snow covered on the shady side with slushy areas to 3” deep in spots.

    Looks like everyone around us got 30”, but on the eastern side of town, some parts of the yard have 60” and other parts the wind removed it all, even some of the leftover stuff.

    Next street over we’ve been a lot where my mother and father in law have a generator. I’ve gotten all 4 cars free, had most plowed and just had some minor shoveling to get the cars out.

    Hope everyone is well !!

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      1. We only lost power from 8:15 am to 10:45 am yesterday. We were blessed to have power most of the time during the emergency.

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    3. Good news , still plowed In here & in addition to the guards arrival yesterday the town has requested more heavy Equipment, absolutely insane tom , I’m assuming no school tomorrow

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      1. I am seeing lots of angry Pembroke residents on the town page on Facebook. They are stating every other town has done a decent job and once you cross into Pembroke it is awful. Perhaps they are understaffed.

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  51. No school call came in at 3pm

    The town has been directing its resources to plowing, then widening streets and removing trees.

    Marshfield’s goal is to direct resources to the schools tomorrow (Wednesday) with a goal of returning Thursday.

    Eversource has crews in town trying to restore power.

    The message for our neighborhood estimates 5pm for power return, we’ll see 🙂

    I’m kind of hungry for a big meal as it’s been peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or some leftovers since noonish yesterday. I’m ready to eat a big hearty meal, lol.

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  52. The only notable thing about comparing Blizzard 2026 to Blizzard 1978 are snow amounts in a very small area, including PVD’s record being broken.

    All other comparisons (other than a similar look on satellite) fall far short. Any one anybody can name I can tell you why there’s no comparison. Not a challenge for folks here as you all know this already. 🙂

    But a few examples in case you need to do this for others.

    -Blizzard 2026 did not stall for a day and a half. It was progressive.

    -Blizzard 2026 produced less wind and the strongest winds were over a smaller area for a much shorter duration.

    -Blizzard 2026 produce a much smaller area of greater-than-2-feet snow accumulation. Blizzard 1978 was 24-44 inches virtually everywhere except Cape Cod where it was 6-12 inches before a change to rain.

    -The big one … 4 successive destructive high tides in 1978. And I don’t mean “moderate to major coastal flooding”, I mean destructive flooding including 4 feet of slush filled water in neighborhoods in Revere and Winthrop with residents being evacuated from homes by duck boats.

    2026 will be remembered, don’t get me wrong. And it will be “the benchmark snowstorm” for many in the areas hit hardest.

    But 2026 vs 1978. No contest. 1978 wins easily.

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  53. Interesting test coming up for RRFS…

    Most guidance is in agreement for the low pressure area passing north of our region tomorrow. Minor snowfall, maybe 1-3 maximum from the warm front (cold front later may produce a few showers / squalls of mix / snow).

    It’s the system after that where we have an outlier, and that outlier is RRFS which produces a general 2-5 inch snowfall on its simulation across SNE. Every other piece of guidance (I did not include the AI versions) is a complete miss except the GFS which is an almost-graze on the South Coast.

    The RRFS version 1 stopped a few hours into its 12z run, but the 18z is currently going. The 12z run from version 2 was very similar to the 06z run from version 1. Waiting to see what the 18z from version 1 – and the version 2 parallel later – do with this thing.

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  54. My lord you all are drama kings and queens, I looked out my window, and only 6″ fell, and the only weather that matter is what’s in my backyard…So, I have no idea why you are all so worked up about.

    Tomorrow increasingly looks like 1″ or less most places as the main energy passes north.

    Yes, yesterday was dramatic SE of Boston and into RI and the adjacent coastal areas, and it should be noted and studied. However, because of its narrow outcome, it will give credence and credibility to every 06GFS run that every weather weenie and wannabee posts for a significant time period that will only exacerbate our weather information and credible dissemination problem.

    As we approach March, start thinking positive change snow maps. Time of year and time of day matters. Look at the street and driveway melting today compared to 3 weeks ago.

    I was in Germany. Florida work conference this weekend. Home for a week, before a return to the UK. Someday Joshua, we will meet up there.

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  55. 37 inches is the final total for my neighborhood. Never in my life did I think I would ever be in a storm that dumped three feet of snow. It was an incredible experience. Now that I have had my championship experience I am ready to end winter and move onto spring. Looks like that’s wishful thinking. LOL!

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  56. A little late to the blog today. I’ve been trying to some items on the To Do List. Then I zonked out for a 2 hour nap.
    JP thanks for confirming my thoughts on W. Roxbury in the Blizzard of 78.
    Hingham has done a pretty good here of getting most roads cleared (including mine). Some side streets are a mess still.
    SSK hope you get plowed out and that your wife feels better.
    Tom…hang in there and hope you warm up soon :).
    I only about halfway through reading the blog. BBIAB.

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  57. Oh well JPD, RRFS (both versions) are frozen at 4 hours (v 1), and 5 hours (v 2).

    I guess we’ll have to wait a while. Meanwhile HRRR extrapolation shows a “close call” for Thursday night.

    Also, the 18z GFS has shifted north by about 50 miles with that system.

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