Here we snow again.

More snow is on the way to the Bay State for Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service — which has issued a “Winter Weather Advisory” for the afternoon and evening commute.

Boston could get up to 3 inches of snow, while localized amounts of 5 inches of snow are possible in central and western Massachusetts.

There’s also the potential for a trace of ice accretion. Untreated roads are expected to be slippery.

“Travel will likely be impacted Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night due to low visibility at times and snow covered roads,” NWS Boston wrote in its advisory for central and western Mass.

“Plan on extra travel time,” NWS Boston added. “Slow down and use caution while traveling.”

It’s a challenging forecast when it comes to the precipitation type and where a narrow band of snow sets up, NWS noted.

For the Boston and Providence areas, temps initially may be too warm to allow snow to accumulate, so NWS is forecasting 1 to 3 inches of snow for there. It’s possible NWS will need to extend the Winter Weather Advisories into these areas if things trend a bit colder.

The snow should end shortly after midnight, well ahead of the Thursday morning commute.

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Then later this week, a system on Friday into Friday night is expected to bring a mix of snow, freezing rain, and rain to the region.

Models were showing a 15% to 40% chance of 4-plus inches of snow through Saturday along and south of the Mass Pike, with a 40% to 55% chance to the north.

Meanwhile, meteorologists are watching a potential winter storm Sunday into Monday.

“Guidance continues to show a potentially significant winter storm developing off the East Coast Sunday into Monday, but as usual at this time range, we are seeing a large spread in possible storm tracks with anything from an offshore pass to a direct hit on southern New England,” NWS Boston wrote, adding, “It’s just way too soon to lock into any one model solution.”

This storm would bring the potential for coastal flooding and marine impacts, even with a more offshore track. There will be higher astronomical tides Sunday and Monday, so much of the coast could be vulnerable to at least minor coastal flooding and beach erosion.