Most of the United States is being assailed with extreme winter weather this week as Arctic air blasts south from Canada, snow tracks up the Northeast coast and a potentially crippling winter storm takes aim at the South.

A cold front moving into Massachusetts is expected to cause a mix of rain and snow this weekend, Rain showers are expected to begin in the early afternoon, moving from west to east across the state. Most of Massachusetts,

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Snow was falling in the Mid-Atlantic and New York City on Sunday. The coldest air in several years will descend across much of the country starting Monday, forecasters said.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a winter storm watch at 3:56 a.m. on Saturday valid from Sunday 7 a.m. until Monday 7 a.m. The watch is for Madison, Yancey, Mitchell and Haywood counties.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 3:14 p.m. on Friday valid from Sunday noon until Monday 7 a.m. for Berkshire County.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under winter storm warnings today as the entire region braces for snow. Tri-State Area officials have been issuing warnings and discussing the states' preparations in the days leading up to the storm.

Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the Eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning at 9:21 a.m. on Sunday in effect until Monday at 9 a.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges.