4-6 Inches of Snow Sunday Could Make for Framingham's Snowiest Winter Ever

By Jason Claffey & Les Masterston

Another snowstorm Sunday (today) could push the Boston area over the top for its snowiest winter in recorded history.

Four to 7 inches of snow is on the way starting Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a winter storm watch.

The snowiest winter in recorded history for Boston was 1995/1996, when 107.6 inches of snow fell. So far this winter, Boston has received 102 inches.

Here’s the NWS forecast for Sunday’s storm:

• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
• ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
• TIMING...LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN PICKUP IN INTENSITY SUNDAY EVENING...PERHAPS FALLING AT AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL HAVE COME TO AN END BY THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast from The Weather Channel:

• 3 p.m. Sunday: Snow showers, 30 degrees
• 4 p.m. Sunday: Snow showers, 30 degrees
• 5 p.m. Sunday: Snow showers, 30 degrees
• 6 p.m. Sunday: Snow showers, 30 degrees
• 7 p.m. Sunday: Snow showers, 30 degrees
• 8 p.m. Sunday: Snow, 30 degrees
• 9 p.m. Sunday: Snow, 31 degrees
• 10 p.m. Sunday: Snow, 32 degrees
• 11 p.m. Sunday: Snow, 32 degrees
• Midnight Monday: Snow, 32 degrees
• 1 a.m. Monday: Snow, 32 degrees
• 2 a.m. Monday: Light snow, 32 degrees
• 3 a.m. Monday: Light snow, 32 degrees
• 4 a.m. Monday: Snow showers, 31 degrees
• 5 a.m. Monday: Cloudy, 30 degrees
• 6 a.m. Monday: Cloudy, 30 degrees
• 7 a.m. Monday: Cloudy, 30 degrees
• 8 a.m. Monday: Mostly cloudy, 31 degrees
• 9 a.m. Monday: Mostly cloudy, 33 degrees

Once we get past this latest snowstorm, we should see plenty of sunshine -- and seasonal temperatures -- for the upcoming week.

The Weather Channel is predicting that it will be partly cloudy with highs in the 30s on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy with highs in the 40s. Yes, the 40s!