After weeks of temperatures so low that coyotes are crossing Boston Harbor, the temps around the region will be taking yet another dive this weekend. “When it’s this cold and snowy, you don’t want to be outside,

The weather forecast shows a major winter storm could hit Boston this weekend with heavy snow.

We first have to deal with frigid morning wind chills of -4 across the Boston area before the temperature ticks up.

Boston will finally see temperatures warm slightly in the coming week — but remain below freezing — before the next brutal arctic front moves in for the weekend, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

When does the snow start in Boston this weekend? The weather forecast shows the latest storm timeline.

"In portions of the Northeast, this could end up being the biggest storm of the winter so far," AccuWeather said.

Wind chills in Boston in the early morning on Wednesday could dip as low as -5 degrees, according to forecasters.

The Boston-to-Providence corridor is looking at a few flakes, if any. But along the coast, the storm could still bring gusty wind and flooded roadways.

New England will avoid the brunt of the system. The most intense core of the storm is expected to stay well offshore. Cape Cod and the Islands will see the greatest effects, but even there, impacts are expected to be limited and far from anything extraordinary, meteorologists say.

A long-range forecast for Super Bowl Sunday favors mild, dry weather in Santa Clara, as Seattle, Boston, New York, and Chicago prepare for cold conditions.