After days of balmy weather City is slated to get hit with snow and then blasted by frigid cold by weekend’s end. Saturday morning started off cloudy and is set to turn soggy by the afternoon. Highs for the day are expected to peak around 45,

Farther north, in the mountains of northern New England, snow will fall at higher elevations, with summit accumulations of 2–4 inches likely. The rain will taper off by late evening, but don’t let your guard down. Overnight, temperatures will fall to near freezing in Boston and drop below freezing north of the city.

A potent shot of Arctic air starts settling in Monday as a massive dip in the jet stream pulls in frigid air across the entire eastern half of the country. Temperatures are set to drop as low as 20 degrees below average Tuesday and Wednesday with highs only reaching the teens, with lows in the single digits and even plunging below zero.