Spring officially begins Wednesday, but Old Man Winter seems to have planned at least one more whack before letting warmer weather in. Forecasters predict as much as 8 inches of snow could fall on Westwood Dover and Sherborn, starting tonight into Tuesday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Warning beginning at 9 p.m. Monday and lasting through 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Look out for heavy snow and ice, and between 4 and 8 inches of snow, according the NWS warning.
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Snow will likely make Tuesday morning's commute a difficult one, the NWS warns.
WHDH Channel 7 meteorologist Jeremy Reiner predicts that snow will begin falling between 11 p.m. Monday and 1 a.m Tuesday. Channel 7's forecast calls for between 4 and 8 inches of snowfall in towns west of Rte. 128 and east of I-495.
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While the snow will blow out of the area, we won't get much relief from winter, according to Reiner, as cold temperatures will remain.
"Blocking area of high pressure up in north central Canada keeps us in winter mode here in the northeast for the rest of the week with daytime temps only in the 30s & overnight lows in the teens/20s," Reiner writes in his blog.
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