A massive snowstorm is set to blast Massachusetts in less than 24 hours, with some forecasts calling for up to two feet of snow by the time the storm subsides.
But when exactly should residents expect snowfall to begin?
According to the National Weather Service, anyone with errands to run on Sunday should plan on getting them done early.
Snow is expected as early as 9 a.m. in some areas, and the storm should be in full swing across the state by early afternoon, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz.
“For Western areas, that snow is going to arrive as early as 9 a.m. Sunday morning,” Tarasiewicz said. “Snow should be overspreading the entire state by 3 p.m.”
Boston should likely begin seeing snow by 11 a.m., while current forecasts predict Worcester and Cape Cod & the Islands will start seeing snow between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Tarasiewicz said snow will be heaviest between 3 p.m. Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday, with snowfall rates reaching 1 to 2 inches per hour during that window. Snow will then continue into Monday afternoon before tapering off.
“We’ll have kind of annoying snow showers that you’ll see through much of the day Monday,” Tarasiewicz said. “We’ll have to wait until Monday afternoon for pretty much all of the snow to come to an end.”
Current forecasts call for 12 to 18 inches of snow across the state, with Boston and some coastal towns possibly in line to receive 18 to 24 inches.
