BOSTON - No rest for the weary, there is another storm on the way to Massachusetts, and with that, the WBZ Weather team is issuing another NEXT Weather Alert. In addition, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire Southern New England region except for the islands.

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.