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Weather Information - Framingham, MAUpdated: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:09:00 ESTCurrent ConditionsTemperature: 35.3°F / 1.8°CHumidity: 49% Pressure: 29.83in / 1010.0hPa (Rising) Conditions: Clear Wind Direction: WSW Wind Speed: 4.0mph / 6.4km/h TonightMostly cloudy this evening...then clearing. Lows around 19. West winds 5 to 10 mph.TuesdayMostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around 5 mph.Tuesday NightCloudy. Snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of snow 80 percent.Winter Storm Watch - Expires: 2:00 AM ESTWinter Storm Watch for Middlesex County in effect until 2:00 AM EST on January 08, 2009Details of Current Watches, Warnings and AdvisoriesWinter Storm Watch - Central Middlesex County (Massachusetts)THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... MAZ002>006-026-NHZ011-012-015-060445- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0001.090107T0800Z-090108T0700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 333 PM EST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS INTERIOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ACCUMULATE SEVERAL INCHES. HOWEVER...WARM AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN ALOFT CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE THE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT. THEREFORE...ONCE THE CHANGE OVER OCCURS SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE ACCRETION... WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MORE LIKELY CLOSER TO THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE WHERE FREEZING RAIN MAY BECOME THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE. IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN WHAT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE FROM THIS STORM. IF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS CLOSER TO THE COAST...MORE OF AN ICE EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED WITH JUST SOME SNOW AT THE ONSET. IF THE LOW TRACKS FURTHER SOUTH...WE WILL BE DEALING WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WITH NOT AS MUCH ICE. REGARDLESS...THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE QUITE MESSY SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$ Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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