A widespread half-foot of snowfall with locally higher amounts is expected from an approaching new winter storm. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for inland and northern areas and winter storm advisories for areas farther south from nightfall Saturday,

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.

While accumulation totals for Saturday's snow are uncertain due to the storm's fast-moving nature, the NWS is confident that the southern areas of New Hampshire will likely see the highest amounts, with 6 to 8 inches possible. The middle part of the state will see 4 to 6 inches, with northern Coos county looking at just an inch or two.