It's snowy. And it's going to get more so as today wears on. The universities in the Boston area are closing down one by one. Most of the smaller institutions closed, and I got a text from Harvard that they are shutting down at 2 and will resume normal operations Saturday. Along with Harvard, Tufts, Suffolk, UMass Boston, Boston College, and Boston Architectural are closed. It seems Boston University and MIT are still trying to hold out, but I will not be surprised if they announce early closure. The city appears to be keeping up its operations, but I expect the MBTA is going to have to operate on at least a reduced schedule starting tonight. Just in time for the evening commute. Hopefully a lot of businesses are closing early and letting everyone go home. I'm under a winter storm warning and forecast for 12-14 inches of snow and there are blizzard warnings closer to the coast. We've probably got about 4 inches so far and it's coming down now.
I'm glad I could stay home and work remotely today.
Edit: Actually, Governor Patrick has ordered
state offices to close at 3 pm today.