Meteorologists are predicting “plowable snowfall” across Massachusetts from Sunday night into Monday morning, as a nor’easter is expected to dump 3 to 6 inches of snow.

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.

Here's what to know about the latest forecast. Parts of Massachusetts could see light snow tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Andy Nash, a NWS meteorologist, said snowfall is expected between around 6 p.m. tonight through 2 a.m. tomorrow morning.

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.

NWS meteorologists wrote in Friday morning's forecast that there is "increasing confidence in an accumulating/plowable snow event later (Sunday) and especially (Sunday) night across the region." There is still some uncertainty about total snowfall amounts because the system is more than 48 hours out,

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