We've got some accumulating snow to kick things off. That will be followed by the coldest airmass of the winter season thus far. Finally, in the longer range, it appears that an active/stormy pattern is going to unfold over the next few weeks across the eastern United States.

Forecasters say they expect accumulating, plowable snow to begin falling in Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon.

Friday will be a partly to a mostly sunny day with a light breeze from the southwest with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. Friday evening will be dry, with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s. Overnight temperatures will be in the teens and low 20s.

Worcester is not in the heaviest band of the storm predictions, but is currently forecasted to see nearly 4 inches of snow. Snow is expected to start in the mid to late evening on Sunday in Massachusetts, Williams said. Williams said the snow is expected to continue overnight and let up by 7 a.m. on Monday morning.

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Mensch said if the storm hits Massachusetts, it could bring some snow showers throughout the day on Saturday. If the winter storm hits Massachusetts this weekend, it could bring up to three inches of snow, according to Caitlyn Mensch, a NWS meteorologist. "A lot of the times of storms like these can vary," Mensch said.

A NWS forecaster said Massachusetts will see at most two inches of snowfall from the storm this weekend. Most parts of the state, including Worcester, Boston and the South Shore, are expected to get less than an inch of snow.

Rain showers are on tap for Saturday but a coastal storm on Sunday could bring snow Sunday night into Monday morning.