The snow is almost here.

Much of today will be calm with so-called “nuisance snow” starting tonight and Thursday morning.

But shortly after Thursday morning’s rush hour, a volatile weather pattern will begin to crescendo, blanketing the entire Northeast in snow, wind and cold, weather forecasters say.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from Thursday evening into Friday afternoon.

Snow could begin to fall overnight, but the full storm isn’t expected to hit until later Thursday. As much as six to 10 inches of snow could fall with the higher amounts on parts of Long Island and in Connecticut.

By Friday morning, high temperatures in some areas could feel near zero.

New York City is likely to see 3 to 7 inches and issued a snow alert on Wednesday.

The heaviest snow coinciding with the strongest winds late Thursday night into Friday morning. Blizzard conditions are possible during this time due to severely limited visibilities.

(AP / YWN World Headquarters – NYC)