How Much Snow Is Coming To Needham?

NEEDHAM, MA – You already know to expect a healthy amount of snow tonight. It won't be a blizzard - while the snowfall rates and poor visibility qualify, we won't have enough wind - but your front yard will look a lot different when you wake up from when you went to sleep.

Here's how much to expect according to Boston's meteorologists:

• WBZ: 3-5 inches
• WCVB: 4-6 inches
• WHDH: 4-6 inches
• NBC Boston/NECN: 4 inches
• WFXT: 4-6 inches
• National Weather Service: 4-6 inches

This will primarily be an overnight storm. The snow shouldn't start falling until about 9 p.m. in Eastern Mass. and 10 p.m. further out on the Cape up on the North Shore. The National Weather Service said it's possible the snow starts as early as 6 p.m.

The heaviest of the snowfall will be between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., when it will be coming down between 1-2 inches per hour. The snow is expected to finish between 4-7 a.m., finishing earlier the farther west.

A winter storm warning is in effect for Needham.

By Mike Carraggi

Image via National Weather Service