Thursday's fast and furious storm could drop up to 3 inches per hour

? 8 to 12 inches of snow are forecast for the Boston area Thursday.

? Shovel early and often. Frigid temperatures will return Friday.

? High winds and the cold will likely cause power outages across Mass.

? Good news: Temperatures are expected to approach 40 degrees Tuesday.

A Sun Country Airlines plane's wing is de-iced as a United Airlines plane waited at the de-icing station during a snowstorm at Logan International Airport in Boston in 2015.

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Flying on Thursday? Some airlines are letting you rebook flights

Some airlines are letting passengers rebook or cancel flights that may be affected by the near-blizzard conditions coming Thursday.

Dave Epstein

The devil is in the details of this storm

We?re looking at 8 to 12 inches of snow in the Boston area, but there may be some pockets of higher amounts southwest of the city and across parts of Cape Ann.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/shutterstock_212928436.jpg Pipes frozen? Here?s what to do

First, call a plumber right away. If you can?t reach a pro and must take matters into your own hands, use a hair-dryer, not a blow torch.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/890658816.jpg ?Treasonous? ? Bannon unloads on Trump?s inner circle in new book

The Guardian newspaper obtained a copy of ?Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,? by Michael Wolff, ahead of its release next week.

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, Mitt Romney talks with reporters after eating dinner with then President-elect Donald Trump at Jean-Georges restaurant in New York. Romney is considering a new career in Congress. Those who know the 70-year-old former Republican presidential nominee best expect him to announce plans to seek a suddenly vacant Utah Senate seat. Incumbent Orrin Hatch announced Tuesday that he would not seek re-election this fall.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

SCOT LEHIGH

Which Mitt Romney would Utah get?

Such a variety of possible Republican candidates to replace Orrin Hatch ? and all subsumed in the person of one Mitt Romney.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/dalehed-15331.jpg New deals for Boston radio personalities Michael Felger and Dale Arnold

The talk show hosts on competing afternoon drive programs signed multiyear extensions.

Pittsburgh, PA 12-17-17: Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia (eft) and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (right) come out of the tunnel together for the start of the game. The New England Patriots visited the Pittsburgh Steelers for an NFL regular season football game at Heinz Field. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Nora Princiotti

Josh McDaniels to interview with Colts on Thursday

The Patriots offensive coordinator has interviews with the Bears and the Giants on Friday.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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The Chiefs, not the Steelers, might be the only team standing in the way of another Super Bowl for the Patriots.

CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 2: Isaiah Thomas #3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers yells to a teammate during the second half against the Portland Trail Blazers at Quicken Loans Arena on January 2, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Trail Blazers 127-110. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Gary Washburn

Isaiah Thomas explains why he asked the Celtics not to give him a video tribute Wednesday

Thomas said he just wants to be playing and have his family with him for a tribute, which will be Feb. 11.

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Perspective | Magazine

You?ve got a lot of excuses for not going to the gym. They?re all ridiculous

You don?t need a trainer, a booster drink, special outfits, or anything else. Just go.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/88902484-a163-11e7-8cfe-d5b912fabc99.jpg ?Fixer Upper? stars Chip and Joanna Gaines expecting another baby

Chip turned to social media to announce that the couple is expecting their fifth child.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/b0575865f16749a3bca3188be970f577-b0575865f16749a3bca3188be970f577-5778-U8483544779YjC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Netflix greenlights ?Bright? sequel

Despite scathing reviews from critics, Netflix has greenlit a sequel to ?Bright,? with star Will Smith and director David Ayer expected to return.

Newman (Wayne Knight), left, and Kramer (Michael Richards), center, explain their new idea of bringing a rickshaw business to New York City to Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) in this scene from a 1998 episode of NBC's hit sitcom

Miss Conduct

Advice: I?m being taunted by my nemesis in the commuter rail quiet car

A fellow passenger is taunting me after I tried to shush a loud talker.

President Donald Trump (left) and Kim Jong-Un.

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Trump boasts of ?nuclear button? but doesn?t really have one

President Donald Trump boasted about his button, but he doesn?t actually have a physical button.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/36cc28a8f6234411a1e78ec5fc9f9c0b-36cc28a8f6234411a1e78ec5fc9f9c0b-0.jpg North Korea reopens border hotline with South

The restoration of a channel of direct dialogue signals a possible thaw in relations between the two Koreas after years of hair-trigger tensions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/TRUMP_SCENE_1.jpg President Trump is expected to face a difficult 2018

The new year began under the same clouds of controversy and uncertainty that have often come to define this constantly embattled administration.

President Donald Trump returns with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron to the White House in Washington after vacationing at their resort in Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 1, 2018. Trump made his first ?Crooked Hillary? Twitter post less than 48 hours into the new year on Tuesday, accusing a former Clinton aide of ?disregarding basic security protocols,? and calling his own Justice Department a ?deep state.? (Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times)

NESTOR RAMOS

Suffering from work re-entry? Try the Trump plan

Say what you will about the president: He appears to attack the post-holiday workweek with unmatched vigor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_bridgeclosed1_met.jpg Quincy mayor knocks Walsh?s plans to rebuild Long Island Bridge

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch said his city would be most affected by an influx of traffic and that a ferry should be considered.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/powerball_06-9738-10542-12516.jpg Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots exceed $870m in total

Tonight?s estimated Powerball jackpot has hit $460 million while Friday?s Mega Millions drawing could net the winner $418 million.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_startsstops_metro206-12244.jpg One MBTA rider has a challenge for Baker: Take the T for 5 straight days

Jamaica Plain resident Brendan Halpin is throwing the gauntlet at elected officials.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/kazehiki.jpg Where are you most likely to pick up germs?

Hands are the biggest carriers, and over the course of the day your hands pick up other people?s germs and deposit germs of their own.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/DLR12624-6262.jpg The GE commuter rail stop in Lynn is opening to the public . . . someday?

There?s confusion between the state, the developer, and advocacy groups about if and when the quirky station will be ready for new riders.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/bso3.jpg Woman accuses BSO guest conductor Dutoit of sexual assault at Tanglewood

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has launched an investigation into allegations against conductor Charles Dutoit after a former intern accused him of groping her at Tanglewood.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins guest host Joe Sullivan to discuss the NFL coaching landscape in ther aftermath of ?Black Monday.?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusRecovery.jpg Mass. should set standards for recovery coaches

Massachusetts now lets just about anyone market themselves as a coach to help people claw back from addiction.

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The unforgiving culture at the sports media behemoth has led some women to feel pressured to hide pregnancies or take short maternity leaves. One anchor even did her scheduled broadcast while she was having a miscarriage.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Teva%20protest.jpg In Israel, Teva has a special meaning ? now in peril

Even as it has become a multinational company, Teva has striven to maintain its Israeli identity. Can that last?