A weekend winter storm will bring biting temperatures and dump several inches of snow on areas from the Midwest to Northeast. Forty-two million people are under winter alerts ahead of the storm that will move from west to east, with snow totals accumulating from Minneapolis to Massachusetts.

BOSTON - No rest for the weary, there is another storm on the way to Massachusetts, and with that, the WBZ Weather team is issuing another NEXT Weather Alert. In addition, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire Southern New England region except for the islands.

Snow totals varied across the state, with accumulations approaching as high as 2.5 inches along and north of Route 2, forecasters said.