Just how cold did it get on Wednesday? Here's a look at which communities measured the most frigid temperatures.
The coldest low temperatures reached on Wednesday was in Great Barrignton, between minus 20 and minus 15 degrees, the post read. Springfield saw temperatures that were 10 degrees warmer – specifically, between minus 10 and minus 5 degrees.
On Tuesday at 3:05 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated cold weather advisory valid for Wednesday between midnight and 10 a.m. for Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties.
The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory for parts of western Massachusetts, which is in effect from midnight to 10 a.m. Wednesday. The following impacted areas could get wind chills as low as negative 15 degrees, with the exception of Northern Berkshire County, which could see wind chills as low as negative 25 degrees:
Frigid cold temperatures gripped Massachusetts across the state on Wednesday morning, prompting some schools to delay openings as the freeze is expected to continue through the day. The coldest area in the state was Orange,
Many Massachusetts residents woke up to blankets of white Monday morning after several inches of snow fell across the state overnight. The National Weather Service's Boston office issued snowfall totals showing upwards of five inches across much of Massachusetts, with some areas getting more or less accumulation.
It wasn't a blockbuster storm, but many communities in Massachusetts find themselves clearing snow that fell Sunday into Monday.
Meteorologists are predicting “plowable snowfall” across Massachusetts from Sunday night into Monday morning, as a nor’easter is expected to dump 3 to 6 inches of snow.
An arctic blast is set to bring wind chill temperatures as low as single digits below zero in Massachusetts. Meteorologists tell us how to prepare.
Florida is in the rare position of being able to say they have more snow than Massachusetts. In the recent s nowfall on Sunday into Monday, Boston received 5 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Ashburnham and Holden, both in Central Massachusetts, had reports of 7 inches and 7.5 inches of snow.
The region could see several inches of snow this long weekend, and communities are preparing with parking bans. Here's a running list.
Due to the cold temperatures, some schools in Massachusetts are delaying school start times. The following school districts have announced delays — and at least one closing — for Wednesday, Jan. 22. This list is continuously updated. To refresh this list, click here.