Call it a cruel joke, or a wintry welcome to a reluctant season.
New England weather was expected to deliver on its reputation for unpredictability today, as forecasters called for snowfall on the first full day of spring.
The snow, expected to start this morning and turn to rain by the afternoon with less than an inch of total accumulation, may be the last remnant of a rollicking winter that saw nearly 80 inches inches blanket the region.
“There will be little, if any, accumulation in Boston,’’ said Neal Strauss, meteorologist with the National Weather Service at the Taunton station. “It will be mostly on car tops or grassy surfaces.’’
Residents in the Merrimack Valley region will not see the changeover until 2 or 3 in the afternoon, he said, while other communities are expected to get rain by noon or 1 p.m.
Temperatures are predicted to start in the lower 30s, rise to the low 40s in the afternoon, then drop back into the 30s tonight. Overnight lows are expected to be in the 30s in Boston, with surrounding communities predicted to be about 10 degrees colder, Strauss said.
Things are expected to look up tomorrow, however, with sunny skies and highs in the mid-40s predicted. But the reprieve could be short-lived. The region may receive more precipitation Wednesday, Strauss said.
Matt Byrne can be reached at mbyrne.globe@gmail.com; Miriam Valverde can be reached at mvalverde@globe.com. 
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