MA Weather Forecast: Snow Details, Hour-By-Hour Timeline

Don't let March's nor'easter splurge desensitize you. The National Weather Service says it will look "wintry" for a few hours this afternoon, with "briefly heavy" snow, slushy mix, and real-feel temperatures in the low 20s.

The shovels shouldn't be too necessary. Snow accumulation is expected to be limited to mostly non-paved surfaces like grass and on top of cars. Whatever accumulation does occur will likely be between a dusting and 2-3 inches.

You can see the timeline of the snow and when it will be transitioning to rain below. It will be snowing for about three hours - from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - in most of Eastern Massachusetts. By about 4 p.m. there should be only rain.

The snow is "likely (to) become moderate to perhaps briefly heavy for an hour or two before mixing with sleet and then changing over to rain," the NWS said.

Even April can at times see major storms. Today is actually the 36-year anniversary of the Blizzard of '82, when more than 13 inches fell in Boston and 15 inches fell in Worcester.

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast today in Boston, according to Weather.com

11 a.m. - Cloudy, feels like 30 degrees, no precipitation

Noon - Cloudy, feels like 32 degrees, 15 percent precipitation

1 p.m. - Snow showers, feels like 32 degrees, 50 percent precipitation

2 p.m. - Snow, feels like 23 degrees, 85 percent precipitation

3 p.m. - Snow, feels like 22 degrees, 95 percent precipitation

4 p.m. - Rain/snow, feels like 25 degrees, 85 percent precipitation

5 p.m. - Showers, feels like 26 degrees, 40 percent precipitation

6 p.m. - Showers, feels like 28 degrees, 45 percent precipitation

7 p.m. - Showers, feels like 34 degrees, 45 percent precipitation

8 p.m. - Showers, feels like 35 degrees, 40 percent precipitation

9 p..m. - Showers, feels like 36 degrees, 50 percent precipitation

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