Storm maps show where snow and rain will hit starting Thursday

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Massachusetts can expect rain east of I-495 and south of the Pike, while interior sections will see a changeover to snow along Route 2 and in the Berkshires.

Snow, rain, and blustery winds. An approaching storm system will have it all, with the Boston area seeing all rain while more inland areas and higher elevations will get a first taste of wintry weather in the form of snow.

This storm won’t be a potent system, but it will be cold enough in spots to generate as much as 3 to 6 inches of snow across Northern New England as it slides off the Mid-Atlantic coast and develops into a nor’easter.

As far as Massachusetts goes? Expect rain east of I-495 and south of the Mass Pike. A changeover to wet snow is expected west of I-495, along Route 2, with a coating to a couple of inches accumulating across Northern Worcester County and into the Berkshires.

It’ll also be brisk out there, especially all day Friday (in the 40s) and Saturday morning (the 30s) with the gusty winds, but it just won’t be that cold around Southern New England for widespread snow. Greater Boston may end up with about an inch of cold, windswept rain, a lot less than what we saw last week.

• Thursday morning/afternoon — Light snow and rain hit Western Massachusetts and parts of Western Vermont Thursday morning. Rain will extend into Greater Boston, Southeastern Mass., Cape Cod, and Rhode Island around the evening commute.

• Thursday night/Friday — Scattered pockets of precipitation will continue through Thursday night and much of Friday. Snow will continue across Northern New England and the Northern Berkshires, while cold rain showers will continue across Greater Boston and most of Southern New England.

Northern New England and the higher elevations across Massachusetts will begin to see a changeover to a wintry mix as we head into Thursday night and temperatures fall — eventually changing over to all snow overnight into Friday.

• Saturday morning — Scattered light rain and snow showers will taper off in the morning.

Ken Mahan can be reached at ken.mahan@globe.com. Follow him on Instagram @kenmahantheweatherman.

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