UPDATED: Snowfall Forecast Decreased for Tuesday

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UPDATED article at 4:41 p.m. Monday:

Finally -- we have some good snow news.

The National Weather Service now say most of Cape Cod and the Islands and the Plymouth area is expected to get 3-4 inches of snow on Tuesday.

Most of Eastern Massachusetts is expected to get only 1-2 inches of snow on Tuesday. 

Original article posted at 8:29 a.m. Monday:

Cape Cod and the Islands and parts of the South Shore could see up to a half-foot of snow from a storm on Tuesday.

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 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 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.