By Thursday, Massachusetts residents can expect to feel temperatures in the mid-to-upper 20s in most of the state, with temperatures in the 30s on the coast, and on Cape Cod and the Islands, according to the National Weather Service.

Parts of New England saw a quick blast of snow overnight, dropping up to 4 inches of snow in some parts of New England. And it’s not quite over, as snow squalls are expected in the mid to late afternoon.

Boston and the rest of New England have been dealing with well below-average temperatures, in some cases falling 20 degrees, as an expansive mass of Arctic air spreads across the eastern half of the United States. This cold surge is making our region this week feel colder than Anchorage, Alaska, which is topping out at 36 degrees.

A forecast map suggested the areas most likely to see snow squalls included New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and a northeastern part of Ohio. The NWS said probability of snow squalls was greater than 60 percent.

A storm bringing snow Sunday will be followed by an arctic outbreak dropping temperatures into the 'single digits.'

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Sacramento area until Sunday at 4 p.m., with wind gusts up to 55 mph and a 70% chance of rain, and the Placerville area expecting 4 to six inches of snow.

What's likely to be the coldest weather of the season will roll into Southern New England early next week. The National Weather Service is forecasting overnight low temperatures Monday and Tuesday "mainly in the single digits" with some "below zero ...

The coldest temperature ever recorded was Feb. 9, 1934, when it fell to 17 degrees below zero, according to National Weather Service records, which go back to 1904. More: How much snow did Rhode Island get? See snowfall totals for Providence, Newport, Warwick

La Niña has arrived and is likely to be impacting the winter season, including how much snow and rain New England might see before the start of spring.

The latest monthly temperature outlook by the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center looks familiar to those from the summer and fall of 2024.

A coastal storm system approaching New England Sunday afternoon is forecast to drop 3 to 6 inches of snow across the Boston area through early Monday, with higher accumulations of around 4 to 8 inches expected the farther inland you go. A few isolated areas, especially from Springfield to the Berkshires, could see nearly a foot stack up.