A potential winter storm late Saturday may bring significant snow impacts to Metro Atlanta and Central Georgia.

The Georgia Department of Transportation said Friday it is actively monitoring weather forecasts that show a possibility of wintry precipitation over the weekend.

The first system of the weekend arrives Friday night through early Saturday. This is on the leading edge of an arctic front, so it's still mild outside when the moisture first arrives. Later overnight, temperatures in the mountains drop into the 30s, which should bring a brief mix in or changeover into some wet bursts of snow.

The BriefAccumulating snow is most likely south of I-85, with up to one inch possible in Middle Georgia counties.Metro Atlanta’s snowfall remains uncertain, as any minor forecast shift could trigger unexpected accumulations for millions.

Georgia could see anything from a dusting of snow to several inches this weekend and the entire state is officially on snow-watch. However, exactly what area will get what is still highly uncertain, according to Dylan Lusk, senior meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.

The arctic blast arrived in Georgia. Severe Weather Team 2 is keeping a close eye on another system for the later half of the weekend.

A midweek cold snap could bring a brief taste of winter to parts of north Georgia, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta. Forecasters say the window for snow showers opens Wednesday night and could last into early Thursday morning,

Some models are showing a low possibility of some snow in some parts of Florida over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.