A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Greater Boston area until 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
NWS forecasts six to 12 inches of heavy, wet snow will fall before the storm ends late Friday afternoon.
At a press conference Friday afternoon, Gov. Charlie Baker said the amount of snow was heavier than expected.
“This heavy, wet snow is heavy, wet snow,” Baker said. “Therefore, people need to be very careful about not overexerting themselves.”
The MBTA had a good morning, but Baker warned of a more fraught evening commute.
“The commute today home, will be an especially messy one,” he said.
It usually takes a day or two for snow to turn into slush, but this storm seems to be slush from the beginning. Still, some people are happy to see it.
“It’s New England, you got to love the snow,” said Lali Patel who was shoveling snow in front of Palace Spa in Brighton. “You can’t complain, because you’re living in New England.”
Lauren Valentine doesn’t see it that way.
“It’s just a hassle,” she said. “You go to work or school or wherever and you get there and you’re just covered in slush and you’re all wet.”
Forecasts show a sunny and mild weekend before more snow shows up early next week.
