Like much of the world, Boston will see a blood moon eclipse to kick off the month of March on Tuesday morning.

The total lunar eclipse, often called a “blood moon” for its dark red or orange color as the Earth passes between the moon and the sun, will be visible throughout North and Central America and far western South America in the early morning of Tuesday, according to NASA.

The phenomenon is expected to be the last total lunar eclipse visible from the Americas until 2029.

Eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific will also see the total eclipse, NASA says, while central Asia and much of South America will only see a partial eclipse and Europe and Africa will not see none.

In Boston, the moon will begin to dim around 3:44 a.m. Tuesday and a partial eclipse will kick in around 4:50 a.m., NASA states. Totality begins around 6:04 a.m. shortly before sunrise and lasts through 7:03 a.m., with the moon returning to normal well after the sun has risen after 9:23 a.m.

The eclipse will be visible from any line of sight to the moon without any special equipment, NASA says, though a dark environment, binoculars or a telescope can enhance the view.

During the lunar eclipse, most of the sun’s light is blocked from reaching the moon and the light that reaches it is filtered through the Earth’s atmosphere, “as if all of the world’s sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the moon,” according to NASA

After a freezing period and blizzard last week, temperatures are expected to see a much awaited warm up in the coming week, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

“The general trend in temperatures is going to be up, which I’m sure will make most people happy,” said NWS meteorologist Matthew Belk. “But it’s going to come at the cost of some unsettled weather, particularly Tuesday through the end of the week.”

The week is expected to kick off Monday with more chilly temperatures, with a high in the mid-20s and low in the mid-teens but a wind chill value dipping to around zero, forecasts show.

Coming out of the blizzard last week with snow still on the ground, Belk noted, some snow could melt during the day and freeze on a colder night like Monday, creating slick areas on untreated surfaces. For the rest of the week, the nighttime temperatures are expected to remain above freezing.

Skies are likely to remain sunny and clear throughout the day Monday before more unsettled weather moves in Tuesday.

“On Tuesday, we’re going to be looking at a little bit of a wintry mix of some rain or snow,” said Belk. “There’s a possibility of some freezing rain in there as well, and that’ll be mainly especially Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning.”

Tuesday is expected to see some precipitation starting in the afternoon, with little or no snow accumulation, forecasts show. The high is likely to reach the low 40s, NWS shows, with the low dipping to the mid-30s.

“And then that finally moves out, and then we generally warm up, and we run the risk of some off and on periods of rain just due to a front lingering nearby,” said Belk.

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Wednesday and Thursday are forecast to remain rainy, with highs in the upper 40s and lows above freezing in the upper 30s, NWS states.

Chances of rain remain though the day and night Friday, with the high dipping to the low 40s, NWS forecasts.

The weekend is preliminarily forecasted to see temperatures warm even further to highs in the mid-50s and may see some chances of rain continue, NWS states.