The bread, milk and eggs could be flying off the shelves at Market Basket this weekend. Local meteorologists are predicting “plowable snowfall” from Sunday night into Monday morning, as a nor’easter is expected to dump 3 to 6 inches of snow across the region.

Forecasters say they expect accumulating, plowable snow to begin falling in Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon.

Massachusetts could see several inches of snow this weekend from a weather system passing over the region on Sunday night, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service's Boston office.

A winter storm watch has been issued in Massachusetts ahead of a one-two punch of rain and snow that is expected to make for a messy weekend in Massachusetts before some of the coldest air of the season moves in.

Here's what to know about the latest forecast. Parts of Massachusetts could see light snow tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Andy Nash, a NWS meteorologist, said snowfall is expected between around 6 p.m. tonight through 2 a.m. tomorrow morning.

A NWS forecaster said Massachusetts will see at most two inches of snowfall from the storm this weekend. Most parts of the state, including Worcester, Boston and the South Shore, are expected to get less than an inch of snow.

We've got some accumulating snow to kick things off. That will be followed by the coldest airmass of the winter season thus far.For a look at the latest snow maps for Sunday's snowstorm, click here.

A one-two punch of rain and snow is expected to make for a messy weekend in Massachusetts, then some of the coldest air of the season will grip the region. Friday will be chilly and sunny, but Saturday will kick off a major shift in the weather heading into next weekend.