Snow is expected again in Massachusetts Friday, with some communities preparing for up to eight inches of snow.

When will it start to fall and where will it hit first in Massachusetts?

The National Weather Service says the storm will travel north, hitting Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket soon after midnight.

By 1 a.m., snow is expected to begin falling on the lower Cape, reaching the upper Cape by 4 a.m. Friday morning. Snow fall rates near one-to-two inches an hour are possible in the early morning and up to eight inches of snow may hit Cape Cod and the islands.

Snow is expected in Boston, Springfield and Worcester shortly after 7 a.m. through much of the morning though only two or three inches is expected in each city.

It's expected to continue falling in Eastern Massachusetts around Boston, on Cape Cod and the islands through the afternoon with the storm exiting Southeastern Massachusetts early Friday evening.