Bostonians can expect between 4 to 6 inches of snow, with higher totals of between 6 to 8 inches in areas just northwest of the city. Southeastern areas, including the South Shore and Cape Cod, will see lower totals due to a delayed arrival of colder air.

BOSTON (AP) — Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents along the East Coast contend with a thick blanket of snow — and more snowfall in the forecast.

The southtowns and southern tier will be the target of the lake effect snow Tuesday, after a burst of snow Monday slowed the afternoon commute and dropped a quick few inches of snow across much of the Buffalo metro area.

Portions of Pennsylvania and New York are under a lake-effect snow warning on Tuesday as heavy accumulations are possible.

Over 135 million people across 35 US states will be under cold weather alerts over the next several days as the mid-Atlantic and Northeast ready for another round of rain and snow, driven by a low-pressure system developing off the coast of the Carolinas.

Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.

Portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have an extreme cold warning in effect as wind chills may reach as low as -50°F.

Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days.

After a quick burst of snow for metro Buffalo and all of Western New York Monday morning, lake effect snow will return to the region, targeting mainly the southtowns and southern tier.

Strong winds, colder temperatures, and lake effect snow today. Two bands of snow with one off of Lake Ontario and one off of Lake Erie.

Residents along the East Coast, from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine, are bracing for several inches of snow on Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures.

A winter storm swept through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Sunday with widespread travel delays and dangerous cold.