Feb 17, 2026 - Climate

Boston area braces for back-to-back storms this week

Steph Solis

Illustration of a stop sign with a large snowflake on it with smaller flakes falling around it — Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios

Boston-area residents should brace for messy commutes Wednesday night and Thursday morning as the first of three storms passes through Massachusetts.

The big picture: Greater Boston is in for back-to-back storms across six days, and forecasts suggest they will bring wetter snowfall than the previous storms.

State of play: A "strip of precipitation" stands to bring rain and then 2 to 4 inches of snow from Plymouth to Boston on Wednesday afternoon, per CBS Boston.

Northeastern Massachusetts and the Cape (the outer edges of that "strip") will get up to 2 inches of snow.

Yes, and: A storm on Friday could bring similar snow totals covering a wider swath of New England, per WCVB.

Forecasts suggest a third storm could move in Sunday into Monday and potentially become a nor'easter, but it's too early to tell for sure how severe that will be.

Threat level: Temperatures are expected to fluctuate above and below freezing, which could create icy roads.

Wednesday's storm could create hazardous road conditions as temperatures dip into the 20s overnight.

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Boston area braces for back-to-back storms this week

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