Massachusetts weather: Here’s how much snow is expected on Tuesday

Many communities across Massachusetts received a small dumping Sunday afternoon as a result of snow squalls, but this likely won’t be the last snow the state experiences this week.

According to National Weather Service forecaster Bryce Williams, a storm passing by offshore is expected to bring precipitation overnight Monday and on Tuesday that will leave the Bay State with 1 to 3 inches of snow.

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The storm should begin to cover Massachusetts between 11 p.m. and midnight on Monday before spreading across the state overnight, Williams said. The snow is expected to keep coming down through most of Tuesday, stopping first in the late afternoon in Western Massachusetts and then sometime in the evening in Eastern Massachusetts.

Some parts of the state could get as many as four inches of snow depending on how the storm develops, Williams said. On the other end of the spectrum, Cape Cod could see the snow transition to rain on Tuesday, and wind is not expected to be an issue.

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Before the storm, temperatures across Massachusetts are expected to drop into the low 20s and high teens overnight Sunday, according to the weather service. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is predicted to be mostly clear with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s.

As clouds gather before the storm Monday night, temperatures are expected to dip into the high teens and low 20s, according to the weather service. During the storm, temperatures across the state are expected to reach the low 30s and high 20s.

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Lows overnight Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be in the high teens, according to the weather service. Highs on Wednesday and Thursday are predicted to be in the high 20s amid mostly clear skies.

The next time Massachusetts may experience precipitation is Friday, when there is a chance of snow.