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The Watertown Memorial Day Parade has been cancelled due to the expected bad weather. The Watertown Police sent out an auto call announcing the cancellation of the annual event. The forecast calls for a 90 percent chance of rain and a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Boston area on Sunday morning. The Watertown area is forecast to get up to three inches of snow by 11 a.m. Sunday, according to WHDH Channel 7. Snowfall should start after 3 a.m. and will be heavy at times. Winds of over 20 mph and gusts of 60 mph are expected, and the High Wind Warning lasts until 7 p.m. Sunday.
{This story was updated on Sunday at 8:12 p.m.}
A late winter snow storm will be blowing through the area Sunday night and Monday morning, and Watertown Police Chief Michael Lawn requested that residents take cars off the road to allow plows to do their work.
The Police Department has already ended the winter parking ban, but Lawn told residents to aid plows and emergency vehicles by removing their cars to municipal lots and other off-street parking areas. “With a pending snowstorm due tonight, Sunday March 20th into Monday we are asking residents to remove their vehicles from the roadways so the streets can be plowed,” the announcement said. “If a snow emergency is declared vehicles will be towed from the roadways.” Snow should start falling around midnight in Watertown, and the area could get 2-4 inches of snow and the worst of it could hit during the morning commute, according to the WCVB Channel 5 weather report. The town appears to be on the line between 2-4 inches and 4-8 inches according to WBZ Channel 4.
With a cold snap coming to the Watertown area this weekend, make sure you are ready for the frigid temperatures.
The lows will dip under zero Saturday night, and the high Sunday is forecast to be just 9 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. A Wind Chill Warning has been issued for the Boston area from 4 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday. The wind chill factor will drop temps to 20-30 below zero, and frostbite can occur within 10 minutes in those conditions if your skin is exposed, according to the National Weather Service warning. Make sure you and your home is prepared for the bitter cold. The Red Cross has some tips for you and your home:
Wear layers of lightweight clothing to stay warm.
Monday’s storm looks like it could will leave several inches of snow on Watertown, and has closed schools in town, and could have other impacts. The Watertown Public Schools are closed again Monday. The National Weather Service issuing a Winter Storm Warning through 7 a.m. Tuesday. The snow is expected to arrive in Watertown just before 9 a.m., according to Fox25’s weather report. The Boston area could get 6-10 inches in the worst areas around Massachusetts, according to the National Weather Service.
With tree branches still white from Friday’s storm another bout of snow is forecast to hit the Boston area Monday, and it should be a long one. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Eastern Massachusetts and most of Rhode Island from 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday. The storm could drop 4-7 inches of snow during that time. The WHDH Channel 7 forecast puts Watertown in the area that will get 4-6 inches of snow. The Cape and Islands will get more snow, and Central and Western Mass.
The daylong storm that hit Watertown Friday left a coating of snow around town, and made for some pretty photos. Watertown News reader April Case sent over some nice shots she took on Friday afternoon. Reader Teddy Kokoros captured this stunning scene along the Charles River after Friday’s snow storm. Len Holt contributed this photo of the winter sunset. Reader Serina Leonard got these shots on Clarendon Street.
The National Weather Service has upgraded the amount of snowfall the Boston area will receive Friday, and the area could get 4-6 inches and will impact the morning commute. The storm will hit the South Coast of Massachusetts harder, but the Boston area will also get some snow. Watertown appears to be on the edge of the area under the Winter Storm Watch sent out from the National Weather Service. Rain will turn to snow between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m., so the storm could impact your commute. WHDH Channel 7’s forecast calls for rain and heavy snow from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon.