Massachusetts could see snow and “wintry weather” around Thanksgiving, Black Friday

Are you dreaming of a white…Thanksgiving?!

Christmas could come early for kids this year as local meteorologists keep a close eye on a possible snowstorm hitting the region around Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

“There is a threat of a storm at the end of the holiday week,” AccuWeather senior meteorologist Bob Larson told the Herald. “There is a chance it could rain or snow, which looks like it could start late on Thanksgiving Day and continue into Friday night.

“The storm track will determine the shape of the precipitation and, as always, there is a chance that the timing could change,” he added. “If it picks up speed, precipitation could arrive earlier on Thanksgiving, and if it eases, the storm could arrive later on Friday.”

According to National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Pederson on Friday, projected model forecasts for the potential storm about a week later were “all over the place.”

“We are tracking a possible storm system any time between Thursday and Saturday,” said Pederson, who works at the Boston office of the National Weather Service. “At the moment it looks like Friday when it happens. This means we could have wintry precipitation.”

It was too early to make predictions about snowfall at this distance.

“As we approach Monday and Tuesday, we should have it well under control,” Pederson added of the forecast.

If this storm hits New York City early Thursday morning, with possible strong wind gusts, it could impact the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

A Pacific frontal system is expected to move over the land, resulting in a developing storm system in the Central Plains.

“There is some uncertainty in the details, although there appears to be enough colder air to allow for some wintry weather conditions on Thursday and/or Friday, assuming there is a favorable storm track,” the National Weather Service’s Boston office wrote in its forecast discussion .

“PoP (probability of precipitation) was kept at the high end of probability, but we will monitor model developments very closely,” the NWS Boston office added.