A snowfall forecast map issued by the National Weather Service’s Taunton office. The westernmost part of the state is covered by the Albany, N.Y., office, which is predicting up to 2 inches in some areas.

By Lauren Dezenski Globe Correspondent

Much of Eastern Massachusetts will likely be blanketed by up to 4 inches of snow from a cold front swinging south this weekend, the National Weather Service said.

Greater Boston saw a high of 47 today, accompanied by clear skies and a southwest wind gusting up to 26 miles per hour. But a Canadian low is forecast to move south overnight, creating conditions for rain and snow into Saturday, said weather service meteorologist Charlie Foley.

“Winter’s not over yet,” Foley said.

Snow showers are possible throughout the state before 2 p.m. Saturday. Snow will transition into rain before turning back into snow as night falls, the weather service said. The South Shore, Cape Cod, and the islands are set to see the most snow.

Daytime temperatures on Saturday could climb to 41 degrees in Hyannis, 40 degrees in Boston, Cape Ann, and Norwood, and 36 degrees in Worcester.

The accumulating snow will most likely wait until late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Forecasters are predicting 2 to 4 inches across most of Eastern Massachusetts, including greater Boston and Worcester. Some areas on the South Shore and Cape could see 4 to 6 inches, while areas of the Cape and islands could see 6 to 8 inches. Western Massachusetts is expected to get only 1 to 2 inches.

Forecasters tweaked their predictions slightly downward this afternoon after predicting this morning that most of Eastern Massachusetts would see 4 to 6 inches. They had warned that the storm might be a bust, a hope shared by many residents.