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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicopee Falls / Westover Air Force Base (KCEF)

Lat: 42.2°NLon: 72.53°WElev: 246ft.

Light Snow Blowing Snow and Windy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed N 26 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.44 in (997.6 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 23 Feb 11:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

South Amherst MA

Blizzard Warning February 23, 12:31pm until February 24, 07:00am
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Blizzard Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning February 23, 12:31pm until February 24, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Tue

    Blizzard Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 31 °F

    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all rain after 2pm. High near 39. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Snow then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, mainly before 3pm. Areas of blowing snow before 3pm. High near 31. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all rain after 2pm. High near 39. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of snow before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
South Amherst MA
 42.35°N 72.51°W (Elev. 197 ft)
Last Update:
8:08 am EST Feb 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EST Feb 23, 2026-6pm EST Mar 1, 2026
 
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