Blizzard 2015: Hour-by-Hour Forecast for Lexington

By Les Masterson (Patch Staff)

With a potentially historic blizzard headed our way, the first question most have is: When is it going to start?

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for Eastern Massachusetts from The Weather Channel for the next 48 hours. You can see when to expect the first flakes and when it will begin to get bad:

Monday

• 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Few snow showers
• 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- Snow/wind
• 10 pm. -- Heavy snow/wind

Tuesday

• 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- Blizzard conditions
• 6 p.m. -- Snow/wind

Forecasters are saying that the snow will dissipate on Tuesday night and should end early Wednesday morning.

Here are some links to keep handy:

• National Weather Service
• Latest closings from 7News
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s Twitter page
• MassDOT’s Twitter page
• Mass State Police’s Twitter page
• Logan Airport flight information
• Red Cross offers blizzard preparation safety tips
• What to do before, during and after a winter storm

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