The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in Rhode Island and interior Southeastern Massachusetts from 4 pm Monday to 10 am Tuesday. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the Eastern Massachusetts coast from Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning. A small "mesoscale" storm will bring minor to moderate accumulating snow to Southern New England Monday evening into early Tuesday. The following is from the National Weather Service on the Winter Weather Advisory: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THERE MAY BE A NARROW SWATH OF 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE SOUTH COAST. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF SOMETIME TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE POOR AT TIMES. THE TUESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE IMPACTED. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. Winter Storm Watch ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE AMOUNTS WHICH WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF SOMETIME TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT. THE TUESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR MAY BE IMPACTED. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. National Weather Service snow forecast and snow probabilities on page 2.
