Framingham May Get Another Foot of Snow This Weekend

Framingham will get at least 6 inches of snow and maybe a foot of heavy, wet snow, according to forecasters.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. A Winter Storm Watch is issued whebn there is the potential for 6 or more inches within 12 hours or 8 or more nches within a 24 hour period.

Framingham could see 6 to 10 inches of heavy, wet snow, according to the National Weather Service.

Heavy, wet snow means there is the potential for down tree limbs and wires and possible power outages.

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Winds won't be as bad with this storm as the last two weekend storms. Sustained winds of 5 to 10 mph, with gusts of 30 mph are expected, said the Service.

Our news partner WHDH-TV had Framingham getting 8-12 inches earlier this week but has lowered the amount for our area to 6-10 inches.