UPDATED: Snowfall Predictions Reduced for Tuesday

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UPDATED at 4:37 p.m. Monday:

Finally -- we have some good snow news.

The National Weather Service has reduced its snowfall predictions for most of Eastern Massachusetts.

Most of Eastern Massachusetts is now expected to get only 1-2 inches except for parts of the South Shore that are predicted to get 2-3 inches and parts of Cape Cod and the Islands that are now expected to get 3-4 inches.

Original article posted at 8:26 a.m. Monday:

There is more snow expected on Tuesday, but unlike the major storms over the past three weeks, the snow will be more of a nuisance for most of Eastern and Central Massachusetts.

The National Weather Service is predicting that Cape Cod and the Islands could get as much as 4-6 inches and most of the South Shore could get 3-4 inches. The rest of Eastern and Central Massachusetts is expected to get 1-2 or 2-3 inches of snow on Tuesday (see NWS snowfall map).

The snow is expected to start as flurries during the Tuesday morning commute and become steady through the morning before dissipating on Tuesday afternoon. Light snow could still be falling by the evening commute.

There is no major snow expected for the next few days, but the area will be in a deep freeze with below zero temperatures not seen in a decade.

Weather forecasters are watching a weather system that could bring more snow over the weekend, but it’s too early to predict the track of a potential storm.