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What Boston meteorologists are saying about the timing and impacts of Friday’s snow

"Expecting travel delays as snow heads in tonight."

A pedestrian walks down Green Street as snow falls in Worcester earlier this month. Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff

December 26, 2025

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National Weather Service: ‘Confidence continues to increase in accumulating snowfall’

Winter Weather Advisories have been expanded north and east as confidence continues to increase in accumulating snowfall tonight into Saturday. Heaviest snow will fall overnight between 8pm and 2am with light snow showers lingering until 7am Saturday. #CTWX #RIWX #MAWX pic.twitter.com/f6Ztpw0g0v
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) December 26, 2025

❄️ Snow Fri night–Sat AM
• W & C CT, W MA: 2–4", locally 5"
• RI & E MA: coating–2"

⚠️ Winter Weather Advisories in effect.

➡️ Watching a freezing rain threat late Sun night, mainly interior southern New England.#MAwx #CTwx #RIwx pic.twitter.com/e96uUetHeH
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) December 25, 2025

Pete Bouchard, NBC10 Boston: ‘Super fluffy/fine snow’

While you were sleeping off a food coma, guidance came out with the goods this AM.

Snow breaks out by 7-10p (ocean effect 1st). Wraps for most before dawn..but keeps up along coast until mid AM. Super fluffy/fine snow. 3-5" for most, 5-8+" in spots at coast (favoring S. Shore). pic.twitter.com/oVlV2Ihul4
— Pete Bouchard (@PeteNBCBoston) December 26, 2025

Quite the coastal front setting up tonight/early tomorrow AM to feed the ocean effect snow. pic.twitter.com/IX8KDFJmNV
— Pete Bouchard (@PeteNBCBoston) December 26, 2025

Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: ‘Amounts ramp up quickly to the S&W’

SNOW TONIGHT…
Arrives 8pm – midnight. It'll be light in the Boston area with up to 1" accumulation before tapering off early Saturday AM.
Amounts ramp up quickly to the S&W. Heaviest snow for western MA and CT with 3-6" expected. More toward NYC with travel impacts. #WCVB pic.twitter.com/5K8dQYQ0Y3
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) December 26, 2025

FRIDAY AM weather update…
Wind dies down today. A little snow on the way tonight. Heavier ❄️ if you’re traveling south and west #WCVB pic.twitter.com/A6gVFlmjHm
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) December 26, 2025

Pamela Gardner, NBC10 Boston: ‘Expecting travel delays’

Expecting travel delays as snow heads in tonight, most falls overnight. Tapering off by sunrise Saturday. The south shore/Cape Cod may see ocean effect snow lingering thru midday. pic.twitter.com/UhCOvkT3fT
— Pamela Gardner NBC10 Boston (@Pamelanbcboston) December 26, 2025

Vicki Graf, Boston 25 News: ‘Higher totals south and west’

Light snow moves in tonight. Most of eastern MA will see a coating to 2", with higher totals south and west. Parts of CT and NY could see 4-9" of snow through early Saturday. pic.twitter.com/qPfhLg3Y9X
— Vicki Graf (@VickiGrafWX) December 26, 2025

Hourly Forecast

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Today March 24
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Wed March 25
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Peter Chianca

General Assignment Editor

Peter Chianca, Boston.com’s general assignment editor since 2019, is a longtime news editor, columnist, and music writer in the Greater Boston area.

What Boston meteorologists are saying about the timing and impacts of Friday’s snow

"Expecting travel delays as snow heads in tonight."

National Weather Service: ‘Confidence continues to increase in accumulating snowfall’

Pete Bouchard, NBC10 Boston: ‘Super fluffy/fine snow’

Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: ‘Amounts ramp up quickly to the S&W’

Pamela Gardner, NBC10 Boston: ‘Expecting travel delays’

Vicki Graf, Boston 25 News: ‘Higher totals south and west’

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National Weather Service: ‘Confidence continues to increase in accumulating snowfall’

Pete Bouchard, NBC10 Boston: ‘Super fluffy/fine snow’

Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: ‘Amounts ramp up quickly to the S&W’

Pamela Gardner, NBC10 Boston: ‘Expecting travel delays’

Vicki Graf, Boston 25 News: ‘Higher totals south and west’

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