These 5 Forecasts Predict Tuesday Snowfall In MA

MASSACHUSETTS — A nor'easter whose snow potential fell sharply Monday afternoon has arrived, and the latest Tuesday morning predictions show pretty low snow totals except maybe for Plymouth, Bristol and Barnstable counties.

The storm track shifted south on Monday afternoon, moving the heavy snow zone into Connecticut, Rhode Island and the Cape. With that track, snow totals dropped from near 18 inches in central Massachusetts to around 4 inches for the Mass Pike corridor.

Forecasts early Tuesday morning still differed pretty sharply, with the National Weather Service predicting the highest amounts for places like Boston, Worcester and the North Shore. The snow was expected to turn to rain by the afternoon in the Boston area.

Here's what five local forecasts are predicting:

WCVB

• Worcester to Boston: 1-3 inches
• South Shore: 3-6 inches
• Cape: 6+inches

National Weather Service

• Worcester to Boston: 4-6 inches
• South Shore: 6-8 inches
• Cape: 8 inches

GBH

• Worcester to Boston: 2-5 inches (coating near NH border)
• South Shore: 4-8 inches
• Cape: 6-10 inches

NBC Boston

• Worcester to Boston: 3-4 inches (2-3 North Shore)
• South Shore: 4-5 inches
• Cape: 6 inches

Boston 25

• Worcester to Boston: 1-3 inches, 3-6 near Mass Pike
• South Shore: 6-9 inches
• Cape: 6-9 inches

The storm should be done between 4 and 6 p.m. across much of the state, with snow lingering until around 9 p.m. out on the Cape. Winter storm warnings were still in effect for southern Worcester County, and Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and Barnstable counties. The coast from Boston to the New Hampshire border was under a coastal flood warning, according to the National Weather Service.