Active Weather Alerts
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 12:01 PM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Eastern Long Island Sound... Peconic and Gardiners Bays... * Until 800 AM EST. * At 700 AM EST, a snow squall was located along a line extending from near Essex Village to near Central Long Island Sound to near Herod Point, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Snow squall will be near... Essex Village, Central Long Island Sound, Herod Point, Falkner Island, Madison Reef, Six Mile Reef, and Westbrook Center around 705 AM EST. Long Sand Shoal, Mouth of the Connecticut River, and Mattituck Inlet around 715 AM EST. Horton Point around 720 AM EST. Niantic Bay around 730 AM EST. Dering Harbor, Shelter Island Sound, Little Peconic Bay, and Shelter Island around 735 AM EST. Orient Point, Plum Island, and New London Harbor around 740 AM EST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners can expect brief whiteout conditions, a sudden wind shift to the northwest, gusty winds over 34 knots and locally higher waves. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Snow Squall Warning
Issued: 11:45 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Windham County in northern Connecticut... Eastern Tolland County in northern Connecticut... Southeastern Hartford County in northern Connecticut... Northwestern Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts... Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Western Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts... Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts... Northwestern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts... Northwestern Washington County in Rhode Island... Kent County in Rhode Island... Providence County in Rhode Island... * Until 730 AM EST. * At 644 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Greenville to North Brookfield to near East Brookfield to Eastford to near Haddam, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up to 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar and trained spotter. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. Locations impacted include... Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cranston, Lawrence, Pawtucket, Framingham, Haverhill, Waltham, Methuen, Woonsocket, Leominster, Fitchburg, Billerica, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, Coventry, Chelmsford, Cumberland, and Andover. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. && SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
Winter Weather Advisory
Issued: 11:28 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern, and southeastern Massachusetts, and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. &&
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:45 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 2 to 4 feet. * WHERE...Long Island Sound, and Peconic and Gardiners Bays. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
Local Radar