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Afternoon flurries

Precipitation: 65 %
Humidity: 47%
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: 9 mph ENE

3 PM

29°
4 PM

28°
5 PM

26°
6 PM

25°
7 PM

24°
8 PM

26°
9 PM

26°
10 PM

26°
11 PM

27°
12 AM

27°
1 AM

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2 AM

30°

shoveling snow

David Epstein: Get ready for a mess from this storm

Saturday

January 19

Afternoon flurries

33° 25°
Sunday

January 20

Heavy rain, sleet

40° 5°
Monday

January 21

A little snow

13° 6°
Tuesday

January 22

Not as cold

28° 19°
Wednesday

January 23

Cloudy and milder

44° 39°

Snowy Vermont

Map: Here's how much snow to expect in Vermont this weekend January 18, 2019 | 3:47 PM

Snow covered donkeys stand outside during a winter storm in Chester, N.H., Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

Map: Here's how much snow New Hampshire can expect this weekend January 18, 2019 | 3:32 PM

A woman walks on Maverick Street in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

What the forecast means for your weekend plans January 18, 2019 | 2:07 PM

For Travel - 04chillbackcountry - Skiing through the trees is a popular pastime for many skiers. (Sugarloaf)

Map: How much snow is expected in Maine on Sunday? January 18, 2019 | 12:47 PM

01/04/2018 Scituate Ma-. Poor visability on Roure 3A South in Scituate as high wind and snow blanket area from a winter storm. .Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

Maps: Here’s the timing of the weekend storm in Massachusetts January 17, 2019 | 1:35 PM

A pedestrian crosses Batterymarch Street at Milk Street in 2018.

You asked about the snowstorm. David Epstein answered. January 17, 2019 | 11:11 AM

SNOW SLIDER5 Boston, MA - 1/04/17 - Monique Ostromewa (cq) of Boston Harbor Cruises plows snow off Long Wharf as a major snow storm hits. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: () Topic: (05stormphotos)

7 maps forecasting how much snow Sunday’s storm could bring January 17, 2019 | 9:12 AM

BOSTON, MA - 3/13/2018: Strom conditions at Copley Square with the Copley sculpture outlined in snow (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

6 maps predicting how much snow could fall on Friday January 16, 2019 | 10:16 AM

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Live weather updates on the forecasted snow Sunday January 16, 2019 | 8:54 AM

Boston, Massachusetts - 1/4/2018 - Snow plows sit stage in preparation of a winter storm expected to leave ump to 12 inches of snow in Boston, Massachusetts, January 4, 2018. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Here’s what local meteorologists are saying about the potential snow this weekend January 15, 2019 | 2:26 PM

shoveling snow

David Epstein: Get ready for a mess from this storm January 15, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Dave Epstein: It hasn’t snowed, hasn’t snowed, hasn’t snowed January 13, 2019 | 8:22 AM

“We see a lot of people from all over the country who have grown up in the Snow Belt and have years and years of driving experience and in reality have just been lucky because their technique leaves a lot to be desired,” said Mark Cox, the director of the Bridgestone Winter Driving School.

Everything you thought you knew about driving on snow was wrong January 13, 2019 | 7:27 AM

South Shore, MA - 3/21/2018 A light night begins to fall along Route 3 in Plymouth as Winter Storm Number Four arrives this evening. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Globe Staff, Topic: 22winter storm, LOID: 8.3.2998834641.

5 maps predicting how much snow will fall in Massachusetts January 7, 2019 | 10:51 AM

Maps: Here’s when and where freezing rain is forecast this weekend January 4, 2019 | 10:19 AM

BOSTON, MA - 3/13/2018: A bicyclist makes way with skies attached on Commonwealth Ave Boston all alone without traffic with start of snowstorm in the early morning (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC

What you should know about the snow forecast during Thursday’s morning commute January 2, 2019 | 10:00 AM

BOSTON, MA - 12/21/2018: BEACH DAY IN DECEMBER...A nice warm day and glad to have the beach all to themselves despite rain and high winds.....an owner with a dog at Carson Beach in South Boston. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

Boston just set the all-time temperature record for Dec. 21 December 21, 2018 | 3:09 PM

05/03/2016 -Boston, MA- A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the morning rain at the Boston Common in Boston, MA on May 03, 2016. The forecast calls for rain through the week. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

Here’s the timing of the heavy rainfall forecast in Massachusetts December 20, 2018 | 4:08 PM

David Epstein: The start of winter will feel like the middle of spring December 19, 2018 | 2:30 PM

Boston, MA - 12/03/2018- ] A great blue heron takes flight from its stoop along the Charles River on Monday, December 3, 2018. (Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: (metro)

David Epstein: Here's a look at this week's weather December 3, 2018 | 1:50 PM

Map: Here’s when the rain and snow will stop today November 27, 2018 | 9:02 AM

SOMERVILLE, MA - 11/26/2018: The square with it's bike lanes narrow streets to make it feel more like a town than a city. A fight over development in Union Square reflects a fast-changing Somerville.(David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: BUSINESS TOPIC XXunionsquare

Live weather updates from Boston meteorologists November 26, 2018 | 5:42 PM

‘Soaking rain’ is in the forecast for today November 26, 2018 | 10:46 AM

Record-breaking cold temperatures greet Thanksgiving celebrations November 22, 2018 | 2:30 PM

Snow on the beach and frozen salt water along the shoreline of Quincy.

Thursday could be the coldest Thanksgiving on record November 19, 2018 | 12:50 PM

BOSTON, MA- DECEMBER 23, 2017: A woman protects herself from the rain on Boylston Street in Boston, MA on December 23, 2017. (For those crossing their fingers for a white Christmas, the rain is expected to give way to snow eventually, with initial forecasts showing anywhere from a coating to 8 inches, in different areas across the state.
The Boston area may get 1 to 2 inches of snow from early Monday morning through the evening, with most counties north and west of Boston possibly getting 4 to 6 inches.) (CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF) section: metro reporter:

5 maps predicting how much snow will fall in Mass. November 19, 2018 | 9:20 AM

It was 35 degrees in Boston at 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Winter arrived early, but we’ll get a very quick break this weekend November 16, 2018 | 5:00 AM

Boston, MA- March 21, 2018: Trees begin to flower at the Public Garden in Boston, MA on March 21, 2018.
As Massachusetts prepares for the fourth major winter storm in three weeks, forecasters have adjusted snowfall totals and the timeline for Wednesday’s storm already dubbed the “four’easter.”
Snow is expected to start falling around the evening rush hour in the Boston area, and could potentially bring 6 to 8 inches to the region by the time it ends on Thursday, said Eleanor Vallier-Talbot, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. (CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF) section: metro reporter:

Map: When is it going to start snowing in Boston? November 15, 2018 | 2:10 PM

Boston, Massachusetts - 1/4/2018 - An MBTA train moves through the snow on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, January 4, 2018. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Map: Here are the areas in Mass. under a winter storm warning November 15, 2018 | 12:56 PM

BOSTON, MA- DECEMBER 23, 2017: A woman protects herself from the rain on Boylston Street in Boston, MA on December 23, 2017. (For those crossing their fingers for a white Christmas, the rain is expected to give way to snow eventually, with initial forecasts showing anywhere from a coating to 8 inches, in different areas across the state.
The Boston area may get 1 to 2 inches of snow from early Monday morning through the evening, with most counties north and west of Boston possibly getting 4 to 6 inches.) (CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF) section: metro reporter:

Live weather updates from Boston meteorologists November 15, 2018 | 10:35 AM