The cold closed in fast last night. Wind chills dropped to the teens after dark and the temperatures kept falling. We’re still battling the wind this morning, and wind chills have dropped to the grimacing single digits above and below zero.

Thankfully, the wind will back off later today, as temperatures recover to a respectable 32(ish) degrees.

How much snow will Massachusetts and New Hampshire see Saturday?

Our pattern is speedy and somewhat busy in the coming days. We’ll make a quick run to near 40 tomorrow as a weak weather system moves through. For some, this will mean some light rain for the first part of the day. For others, it will be wet snow. However, as temperatures cool in the afternoon, we’ll see a switch to all snow – even near the coast later Saturday night.

Across central Massachusetts and parts of southern New Hampshire, that may mean 1-3 inches of snow, while closer to the coast it will only mean a coating to nearly an inch.

Will we see snow on Sunday?

Sunday isn’t much colder, but we stare down a developing ocean storm far off the Jersey Shore.

Clouds will be thick, and our best chance for light snow (and minor accumulation) will be towards Plymouth, Wareham, and Hyannis in the late afternoon.

Patriots game forecast

The Patriots game should come away unscathed. No snow, no rain, no wind, and no sun. Temps will be in the mid-30s.

Next week’s forecast

Bitter air will swing in our direction Monday. While we still manage to hit the freezing mark, an arctic front sweeping through will mean highs on Tuesday will barely make 20. Unfortunately, that will be compounded by a gusty wind…driving wind chills well below zero. Few flakes will move in Wednesday as we “recover” to the mid-20s.

We’re on storm watch late next week, too. It’s too early to make a call on rain or snow, but this does NOT look like a coastal storm/nor’easter, so forecast details shouldn’t go down to the wire.

Have a great weekend. GO PATS!!!

CONCORD, N.H. — A man accused of opening fire at a New Hampshire country club in September has been indicted on murder, attempted murder and assault charges, authorities said Thursday.

Hunter Nadeau, 24, of Nashua, is accused of killing one person and wounding two others at the Sky Meadow Country Club on Sept. 20 while a wedding reception was going on nearby. He originally was charged with second-degree murder, but indictments made public Thursday show he’s been charged under alternate theories with both first-degree and second-degree murder, as well as attempted murder and assault.

Authorities have declined to discuss a possible motive for the shooting but said they don’t believe the victims were targeted by Nadeau, who previously worked at the Nashua club and was arrested shortly after the shooting. A message was left for his attorney Thursday.

Police credited restaurant patrons with responding quickly during the chaos, and witnesses said one person struck the gunman with a stool to help subdue him. Charlene DeCesare, whose husband, Robert DeCesare Jr., was killed, said he was shot while protecting her and the couple’s daughter. The gunfire also wounded restaurant manager Steven Burtman and a patron, Brianna Surette.

According to court documents, Nadeau was charged in April with simple assault after being accused of shoving a manager at a grocery store to the floor. Both sides agreed in September to place the misdemeanor charge on file and dismiss it if Nadeau remained on good behavior.

Dave Manganello, a chef, said he knew Nadeau as a banquet server at the club several years ago. In a September interview, he described Nadeau as borderline arrogant but said he didn’t think he was capable of violent crime.

“He wasn’t like sweet as pie or the nicest guy you ever met,” Manganello said.

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Whittle reported from Scarborough, Maine.