DEDHAM, Mass. — A winter storm watch has been issued in Massachusetts ahead of a one-two punch of rain and snow that is expected to make for a messy weekend in Massachusetts before some of the coldest air of the season moves in.

According to the National Weather Service, a polar vortex will impact most of the country this weekend, here is what you need to know.

Wind chill reached 49 degrees below zero this week with over 100 mile-per-hour winds at the Mount Washington Observatory.

Massachusetts could see several inches of snow this weekend from a weather system passing over the region on Sunday night, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service's Boston office.

Donald Trump’s swearing-in will be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda because of forecasted frigid temperatures.

Boston is in for perhaps the first truly bitterly cold week of this winter, according to National Weather Service predictions, but expected to remain untouched by the severe winter storms hitting

Temperatures will plummet by up to 40 degrees this weekend as an arctic blast spreads across much of the U.S., including the Deep South.

It’s hardly unusual for the summit of New England’s tallest peak to see temperatures dip this low — the record wind chill is 109 degrees below zero — but Wednesday's wind chill is the lowest it has been this week,