Massachusetts snow forecast: Up to 4 inches possible in season’s ‘first accumulating snow’ for spots

It could start to look a lot more festive around these parts.

The “first accumulating snow” of the season for much of eastern Massachusetts is on the way, less than two weeks out from Christmas.

Local meteorologists are predicting about 1 to 2 inches of snow south of the Mass Pike, and possibly a swath of 3 to 4 inches near the South Coast this weekend. A dusting to 1 inch of snow is expected north of the Mass Pike.

The track may still shift north or south, so forecast adjustments are possible.

The fast-moving low pressure system will arrive Saturday night, and the bulk of this snow will fall later Saturday night into Sunday morning — before the big Patriots game in Foxboro.

“This will be the first accumulating snow event of the season for much of eastern MA/RI and even parts of CT,”