By sunrise Sunday, New Englanders could see 3 to 6 inches of snow on the ground, but that total will increase by a couple more inches before noontime, putting the total forecast accumulation around 4 to 8 inches for much of Southern New England. About 3 to 6 inches are expected along the coast and north of the Mass. border.

Much of Massachusetts could see as much as a foot of snow fall during Saturday night's snowstorm. Here's when the storm might start and what it means for travel.

The second of five storms that will slam the eastern half of the United States with snow and ice over a two week period is on the way – and this one has more snow than the first.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for this weekend in Massachusetts. See how much snow is expected

Snow totals varied across the state, with accumulations approaching as high as 2.5 inches along and north of Route 2, forecasters said.