Light snow near and south of the Hartford-Providence-Plymouth line should produce a coating of 1 to 2 inches of snow Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters expect that snow should leave during the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday.

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.

An overnight storm brought snow to Connecticut Wednesday morning, causing some school delayed openings ahead of a wintry mix expected for Thursday morning.

Another winter storm will bring a period of snow, rain and mixed precipitation to Connecticut this weekend, before bitter cold sets in early next week.