A zone of dry air moves in by mid-afternoon Thursday, bringing temperatures in the upper 30s in higher elevations and upper 40s along the South Coast. Breezy conditions are expected to hit the South Coast in the afternoon before spreading across the rest of the state.

Parts of Massachusetts could get 1 to 3 inches of snow and some ice from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office.

According to the latest National Weather Service forecast, a light snow system is expected to begin in Massachusetts late Tuesday night and drop off around the Wednesday morning commute.