Winter Weather Advisory, Massachusetts

Moderate

Around a light glaze of ice. Plan on slippery road conditions.

Ended Thursday, February 19, 2026.

Issued: Tuesday, February 17, 12:27 in the afternoon
Expires: Thursday, February 19, 4 in the morning
Updated: February 19, 2026

Places in this advisory

How much

Ice across the area: Around a light glaze

Map

This advisory
Interstates
US highways

Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.
Where: Berkshire County in western Massachusetts and the Mohawk Valley, eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, northern and central Taconics and Capital District in eastern New York.
When: Until 4 in the morning Thursday.
Impacts: Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact this evening's commute.
Additional details: A mix of snow and rain this afternoon will become all snow this evening and continue into tonight before ending early Thursday morning. Localized pockets of freezing rain will be possible as well, especially along and south of Interstate 90 and in higher elevations, which may produce up to a light glaze. As temperatures fall below freezing tonight, any wet, untreated surfaces may become icy so use caution if traveling tonight.

Updates

Wednesday 9:53 at night
Cancelled by the National Weather Service. February 18, 2026
Wednesday 12:04 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 18, 2026
Wednesday 1:01 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 18, 2026
Tuesday 12:27 in the afternoon
Winter Weather Advisory issued for Wednesday afternoon through Thursday overnight. February 17, 2026