Princeton, Massachusetts

... Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from late tonight through
Wednesday afternoon...

A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from late tonight through
Wednesday afternoon.

This Winter Storm Watch includes southwest New Hampshire as well
as northwest... central and interior northeast Massachusetts.

Snow is expected to reach the east slopes of the Berkshires and
Connecticut valley between 3 and 5 am Wednesday... and should
reach the Merrimack valley between 5 and 7 am. The snow should
quickly become heavy at times... perhaps falling at the rate of
one inch per hour during the Wednesday morning commute.

The arrival of milder air will cause the snow to change to sleet
and freezing rain Wednesday morning... before an eventual change
to rain Wednesday afternoon. There is still uncertainty as to how
fast this transition will take place.

Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches are possible... with the 8 inch
amounts likely to occur from the Worcester Hills or high terrain of
Franklin County Massachusetts into southwest New Hampshire.

A light coating of ice is also possible.

Be prepared for very slippery travel Wednesday morning over most of
interior southern New England... even in the Hartford and west northwest
suburbs of Providence.

There is possibility of downed tree branches and scattered power
outages in the watch area.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... a Winter Storm Watch means
there is the potential for heavy snow. Anyone planning travel
should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to modify travel
plans if necessary.