Several inches of snow are expected to fall beginning late Thursday night across much of northern Indiana.

“We’re expecting it to move in and spread rather rapidly as we get into the overnight hours. Right now we’re looking at overall snow amounts of 3-5 inches. It's less as you go further down towards the U.S. 24 Corridor and points south,” says National Weather Service in Northern Indiana Meteorologist Lonnie Fisher.

Fisher says the hardest-hit areas are going to places like Valparaiso, Plymouth, and Warsaw.

“South Bend may kind of dodge the worst of it, but it could be right dead-on in Fort Wayne. We’ll just have to keep an eye on it and see what it does,” Fisher says.

Some cities up north could see even as many as six inches of snow. Central and southern Indiana will mostly get rain and cold temperatures.

“I can’t rule out a few flakes in the Indianapolis area, but the majority of central Indiana is going to see rain with this system,” says National Weather Service in Indianapolis Meteorologist Crystal Petit.

The entire state will be dealing with below-freezing temperatures Friday night and into Saturday morning, but then a warming trend begins.

“After that, we’re looking at mostly dry conditions and temperatures getting back into the 50s. Monday and Tuesday we’re looking at temperatures getting back to normal for this time of year, which would be in the 60s,” Petit says.