Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. Welcome to the Massachusetts Weather Podcast. It's Wednesday, February 25th.

Folks, it's 11 degrees outside right now. Your car hates you. But here's the twist.. Snow first, then a massive warmup. Buckle in.

Snow's already pushing into the Berkshires as of 5 A.M. Worcester gets hit around 6 A.M. Boston joins the party by 6 A.M. too, with the heaviest burst around 10 A.M. We're talking half an inch to an inch per hour. That's the kind of snow that turns your commute into a skating rink. Keep it slow out there.

Most of the state picks up 1 to 3 inches before it clears between 11 A.M. and 1 P.M. Quick and dirty. Now the Cape and Islands? You're getting rain instead. Lucky you.

The real story is what happens after. You're waking up to 12 degrees in Boston. Nine in Worcester. Nine in the Berkshires. Wind chill makes it feel like 4 degrees around 5 A.M. But by early afternoon.. Upper 30s statewide. That's a 25 degrees jump in about six hours. Your winter coat becomes optional by lunch.

Tonight settles into the mid 20s under cloudy skies. Nothing dramatic.

Thursday and Friday bring sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 30s. Right where late February should be. Then Saturday pushes into the mid 40s. That's the gem of the week. Enjoy every minute of it. Because Sunday flips the script. Arctic air crashes in. Monday's highs barely scratch the mid 20s with a chance of snow. Tuesday stays locked in the deep freeze near 30 degrees.

So today's game plan is simple. Survive the morning snow. Then watch the thermometer climb like it drank three espressos.

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That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Stay warm this morning, folks!