A widespread coating to 3 inches of snow is in the forecast for Massachusetts over the next 36 hours. The immediate Boston area, North Shore, South Shore, South Coast and Cape Cod can expect between a coating to 2 inches of snow. The forecast calls for 1 to 3 inches of snow in Central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

Worcester will see snow from 6 to 10 a.m., Boston from 8 to 11 a.m. and parts of the Cape will see a mix and rain from 10 a.m. to noon. “Most of our snow is falling in southern New Hampshire and western Massachusetts but its cold enough to snow,” Meteorologist Shiri Spear said in her morning forecast.

Dreaming of a White Christmas? You may be in luck. Boston’s cold weather is expected to hold through most of the week, meaning Friday’s snow could be here to stay, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Caitlyn Mensch.