WEATHER UPDATE: Powerful Nor'easter Could Bring Blizzard Conditions

By Les Masterson (Patch Staff)

Photo credit: National Weather Service.

Another nor’easter with large snowfall totals and chilly winds is headed toward Woonsocket.

The National Weather Service has called a Winter Storm Watch for Providence County.

There will be heavy snow and strong winds from Saturday into Sunday.

NWS predicts snow accumulations of about 6 to 10 inches.

A wind chill advisory is still in effect for Woonsocket until 1 p.m. Friday.

The National Weather Service issued a A Blizzard Watch for coastal Massachusetts and is predicting Northeastern Massachusetts will get hit hardest with more than a foot of snow possible.

The NWS expects 8 to 10 inches across much of Eastern and Central Massachusetts.

Lower amounts are expected on parts of Cape Cod and the Islands and near the Rhode Island border.

When is it going to start?

Snow showers may start to appear around 2 p.m. and snowy and wind conditions will continue into late Sunday night in Woonsocket, Weather.com reports.

The storm does not have the best timing with Valentine’s Day on Saturday, but the good news is the storm isn’t expected to intensify until late Saturday night.

The NWS is warning that travel conditions will be difficult. Gusty winds will blow snow around and lead to low visibility. Roof collapses could be a problem.

The snow will dissipate by noon Sunday and should stop Sunday afternoon.

This month is already the snowiest February on record in Boston and the latest storm may make this month the snowiest month on record in Boston -- and we’re only halfway through the month.

Weather forecasters said another storm could arrive on Wednesday.