The National Weather Service is letting us know we’re in for a storm this weekend and we should get ready for up to 6 inches of snow.

Don’t put your shovels away after digging out Sunday morning — more snow is anticipated to be on the way in Massachusetts in the days ahead. While the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for most of the Bay State for the weekend’s storm,

An updated winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 2:33 p.m. valid from 7 p.m. until Sunday 1 p.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin,

A winter weather advisory is in effect in Massachusetts today as several inches of snow is expected to fall across the state, according to the National Weather Service's Boston office. Snow is already beginning in western Massachusetts as of 8 a.m. Thursday, and it will pick up in the eastern part of the state later this morning.

Meteorologists are forecasting a series of snow storms, including 2 to 3 inches of snow in the Boston-area on Thursday before a chance for more than 6 inches this weekend.

Snow is expected to stop in Worcester and the western part of the state before 9 a.m., gradually moving out of eastern Massachusetts by noon. Essex, Suffolk and Middlesex counties in the northeast part of the state may see snow showers through 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for several counties in New York, warning of accumulating snowfall that could impact travel conditions this weekend. Here's how much snow to expect.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 2:55 a.m. on Saturday valid from 7 p.m. until Sunday 1 p.m. for Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.