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Forecasters say more snow on way
A woman jumped over a snowdrift along Boylston Street in Boston during the Jan. 4 storm. Boston has seen 13.4 inches of snow so far this month.A small dog peered out at the snow as he was chauffeured along the streets of Gloucester through the Jan. 4 snowstorm. (Keith Bedford/Globe StaffJessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
By Aimee Ortiz
Globe Staff

With two storms on the way, Boston, which has seen more than 13.4 inches of snow this month, will be adding to its total, according to Lenore Correia, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Taunton.

Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day brought light snow and flurries to Boston, but it’s the two days afterward that could result in more accumulation.

One storm coming from the Great Lakes and another forming in the mid-Atlantic will slam the state in tandem Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing multiple inches of snow, according to meteorologist Kim Buttrick. Buttrick said this week’s storms won’t be accompanied by a lot of wind.

Tuesday’s temperature is expected to peak at 32 before falling into the upper 20s at night, according to Buttrick.

A winter storm watch is in effect for parts of the state, including Boston, from Tuesday at 4 p.m. through Wednesday at 4 p.m. The two storm systems are predicted to dump between 4 and 7 inches north and west of Boston, Buttrick said.

Heavy snow is on tap for Wednesday morning’s commute, according to Correia, who advised drivers to take it slow and “leave lots of space’’ between other cars.

In some parts of the state, roads could be slick, Buttrick said, warning rush hour commuters to leave enough time to reach their destination.

“Typical winter driving in a winter storm,’’ she said.

Calling the two-system punch “unique,’’ Buttrick said winds are not expected to cause power outages.

Instead, she said, snow on weakened trees from the last storm poses a bigger threat to power lines.

“Winds aren’t really going to be a big factor,’’ Buttrick said. “That doesn’t mean we’re not going to have wind, but it’s not going to be like what we’re used to when we have a big winter storm.’’

Aimee Ortiz can be reached at aimee.ortiz@globe.com. Follow her on twitter @aimee_ortiz.