Update, 5:30 p.m.: Citing the weather, Mayor Marty Walsh announced that the parade has been postponed until Wednesday at 11 a.m.

Original article: The Patriots will celebrate their fourth Super Bowl victory in the snow with the fans in Boston Tuesday.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced in a Monday press conference the parade would begin at 11 a.m. at the Prudential Center and end at Government Center.

Walsh opened his presser with congratulations for the team.

“That was an incredible victory they had, a hard-fought victory they had,’’ Walsh said. “And the Patriots certainly showed their determination and teamwork in never giving up. Certainly, that’s the spirit of Boston and New England.’’


Championship parades typically conclude with a rally at City Hall, but the extreme cold forecast for tomorrow precluded this, Walsh said. Temperatures are expected to dip to the mid teens Tuesday with windchills of around zero.

Walsh also praised the city’s public safety personnel, who sacrificed their evenings to ensure any celebrations remained safe. Walsh said they dealt with large crowds downtown, but no arrests were made.

Walsh, a Patriots fan, touched briefly on the close ending to the game. He recalled his emotions as the Seahawks drove downfield, down by four with under a minute to go.

“I was yelling at the TV with 50 seconds left, ‘Belichick, call a time out!’ so Brady would have time to go down and get a field goal,’’ he said. “I think every Patriots fan was kind of in shock a little bit today.

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans also spoke at the presser, saying he would have preferred the game end with less tension. Blowouts typically lead to subdued crowds, he said, but spontaneous wins can lead to rowdy groups.

“I always like to see a blowout, because it’s less spontaneous,’’ he said. “Those spontaneous victories tend to be our worst victories, but everyone behaved, so a credit to the mayor and to my police department.’’


Tuesday’s Duck Boat parade will be the first of Walsh’s tenure. Boston’s sports teams won 8 championships while Walsh’s predecessor, Thomas Menino, was in office. It will be the Patriots’ first such parade in a decade.