After a few inches of snow fell across the region, forecasters will be turning their attention to another possible coastal storm with bitter wind chills on the way.

There will be a chance for snow on Friday into the night, according to the National Weather Service.

It’s not looking like a major storm, but forecasters can’t completely rule that out as of now.

“It looks like the storm system is tracking well to the south, which would spare us a significant snowfall,” Kevin Cadima, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office, told the Herald on Tuesday.

“We could have some lighter snowfall accumulation,” he added.

The latest forecast models continue to show the coastal storm passing far enough offshore to spare southern New England significant snow totals.

“There are some GEPS ensemble members that do show a more significant impact with 20-40 percent probs of 6 inches or more near the south coast, but overwhelming majority of GEFS and EPS members are indicating a minor impact,” the National Weather Service’s forecast discussion reads.

“We are still 72 hrs from the event in the model world so can’t completely rule out a more significant impact, but this is unlikely at this time,” NWS adds. “Some accum is still likely, especially SE New Eng but probably not more than an advisory snowfall event.”

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Behind the coastal storm, it’s going to be incredibly frigid for the weekend amid the coldest airmass of the season so far.

The most brutal day will be Saturday with highs around 20 degrees. Gusty winds will lead to subzero wind chills late Friday night and Saturday morning, and again Saturday night into Sunday morning.

As far as this most recent snowfall on Tuesday, many spots across Massachusetts saw between 3 and 4 inches of snow, including 3.5 inches at Boston Logan International Airport.

Sleet and freezing rain also mixed in, leading to slippery roadways. Many accidents and cars off the road were reported around the region.

A jackknifed tractor trailer crash was reported in Newbury on Interstate 95 south, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Another jackknifed tractor trailer crash was reported in Harvard on Route 2 west.

The snow and mixed precipitation led to several flight delays and cancellations at Logan. Nearly 400 flights were delayed at Logan as of 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and 169 cancellations had been reported.

JetBlue had 133 delays and 19 cancellations, Delta had 71 delays and four cancellations, United had 29 delays and 10 cancellations, and American had 26 delays and 11 cancellations.

Dogs play in the snow on Boston Common. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Amelia McFerran of Orlando, Florida, takes a selfie as snow falls in the Public Garden. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
A woman with a baby carriage walks through Boston Common as snow falls. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)