Snow Totals May Vary Widely In Tuesday Winter Storm

WORCESTER, MA — Just like the storms on Super Bowl Sunday and Feb. 1, the snowstorm set to begin Tuesday morning will have a vastly different impact depending on where you live.

According to the National Weather Service, communities north of the Mass Pike and west of I-495 could see up to 6 inches by the end of Tuesday. But travel a little east, snow totals could be as little as 2 inches, and perhaps up to 4 inches near Framingham.

The snow is set to begin Tuesday around 8 a.m. in central Massachusetts, and by about 10 a.m. in the Boston area, forecasters say. Almost the whole state north and west of Brockton will be under a winter storm warning until 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to the weather service — and that means slippery, treacherous roads all day whatever the final snow total.

We'll get a break from the snow on Wednesday, but it's in the forecast again for Thursday and Friday.

During the Super Bowl storm, a narrow strip of the state from Franklin northeast to Norwood and Quincy got up to 12 inches. But just a few miles north, towns like Westborough and Wayland only saw about 6 inches total, according to the weather service.