Greater Boston is being warned to brace for up to 2 feet of snow. That’s sure to bring out the odd space savers in Southie for days.

The National Weather Service a.m. update (posted online at 3 this morning) states the city could see 18 to 24 inches of snow from this storm heading our way. That’s a significant adjustment from yesterday. They alert that it is “Hot off the press.”

And the newly formed red zone inches out to Route 128, so Greater Boston communities could also be in this jackpot snowfall category. The South Shore and North Shore are also in the red deep-dump region. I’ll let you guess if that’s you.

Hot off the press, here’s the latest snowfall forecast for the storm that arrives on Sunday, peaks in intensity Sunday evening/night then trails off with light snow on Monday. Check your local forecast at https://t.co/vHZv91Q1be! pic.twitter.com/xjkzrBQXQG

— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 24, 2026

A corresponding map of Massachusetts places Cambridge to Newton; Saugus to Salem; Quincy to Weymouth all in this NWS 2-foot, red-painted, shovel-ready, 2-foot region.

The timing, of course, is key. The NWS states “snow arrives 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.” on Sunday and depending where you live, the heaviest snowfall kicks into gear from 3 p.m. tomorrow through 1 a.m. Monday.

“Light to moderate snow lingers through much of Monday,” the meteorologists add, “especially in central and eastern Massachusetts.”

This poses a sticky problem for plows, and those lucky ones with snowblowers, because the heavy snowfall ebbs at 1 a.m. The best course of action, for homeowners, is to wake up Monday to begin digging out.