Winter Storm Warning For Worcester County: What To Know

WORCESTER, MA — The largest snow event in recent weeks will hit Massachusetts starting Monday night, and Worcester County will see some of the biggest impacts in the state.

A National Weather Service winter storm warning will go into effect at 7 p.m. Monday, with forecasts warning of 6 to 8 inches across the area. The snow will begin to come down between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Tuesday — and will likely continue into the Tuesday morning commute.

"Travel will be very difficult Monday night. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute. Rising temperatures and lighter snow will result in road conditions slowly improving Tuesday afternoon," the winter storm warning said.

The winter storm warning will last until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Other forecasts for the Monday-Tuesday snowstorm buttress the National Weather Service's predictions. Here's a sampling of snowfall predictions for the Worcester area from other sources:

• WCVB — 5 to 8 inches
• WHDH — 5 to 7 inches
• Boston 25 — 4 to 8 inches
• NBC Boston — 4 to 7 inches
• WBZ — 6 to 8 inches

The snow likely won't stick around very long. The Worcester area forecast for the rest of the week calls for temperatures in the mid-40s on Wednesday and Thursday, plus rain both days. But snow may return by the end of the week, with about an 80 percent chance of a mixed rain and snow event on Friday, according to the weather service.