the national weather service forcast for central massachusetts (just a tiny bit west of boston):

*** ZONE FORECAST ***

MAZ004>006-012-NHZ012-051632- HILLSBOROUGH-NORTHERN WORCESTER-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN MIDDLESEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FITCHBURG...LAWRENCE...LOWELL... MANCHESTER...WORCESTER 1132 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2001

...BLIZZARD WARNING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .OVERNIGHT...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY TOWARD DAYBREAK. SNOW ACCUMULATION BY EARLY MORNING 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOW 20 TO 25. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...SNOW...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET LATE IN THE MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES. BECOMING VERY WINDY. HIGH 25 TO 30. NORTHEAST WIND 20 MPH INCREASING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. VERY WINDY WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. VERY WINDY WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY. HIGH NEAR 30. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYS END...20 TO 36 INCHES.