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Icy Morning Gives Way to Rain in the East With Late-Week Warmth Building

A multi-day stretch of showers will lead into a pronounced warm surge with 60s and 70s possible by the weekend.

A messy mix of snow and rain arrive in Massachusetts on Tuesday.
KOCO meteorologist Jonathan Conder says today is warm and windy, with a risk of severe hail.
The lead photo.
MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 28: A person walks with a dog as a vehicle drives while snow falls in the Sierra Nevada mountains from yet another storm system which is bringing heavy snow to higher elevations while further raising the snowpack on March 28, 2023 in Mammoth Lakes, California. The Pacific storm is delivering widespread rain and mountain snow to the U.S. west coast in Northern California and Oregon. After years of drought, the state snowpack average for California may hit an all time record from the several feet of new snow expected to fall during the storm in parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Freezing rain and a wintry mix created slick spots for the morning commute in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with National Weather Service advisories west of I-95 near D.C. through 10 a.m. and school delays in Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
  • Most areas changed to plain rain by afternoon from the Mid-Atlantic through the New York City region, with steadier evening showers and patchy fog reducing visibility into Wednesday.
  • New England saw snow transition to a mix and rain, with 1 to 3 inches in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and localized icing; Maine and New Hampshire reported 1 to 4 inches in spots under Winter Weather Advisories and some early school dismissals.
  • Forecasters expect on-and-off rain through midweek and a better chance of heavier rain and isolated thunderstorms Thursday into Friday, with roughly 1 to 1.5 inches of total rainfall possible in some markets and isolated higher amounts where downpours stall.
  • Temperatures trend sharply warmer late week, with highs reaching the 60s and some inland locations near 70 on Friday and Saturday, potentially challenging daily records in a few areas.