The South is bracing for a potentially major winter storm this weekend, impacting Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.

A major winter storm The Weather Channel is calling Winter Storm Fern is expected to bring snow and ice from Texas to the Northeast this weekend.

That frigid air will be very dry, which means that there may not be enough moisture to produce a ton of snow. Often, when an extremely cold air mass like this anchors over the Northeast, winter storm tracks track far south, where moisture is much more abundant, and the deepest snow winds up south of New York City.

The weather forecast shows snow is possible in Boston this weekend as a winter storm targets much of the country.

Forecasters at the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) have issued a fresh update on the upcoming winter storm expected to impact a vast swathe of the U.S. later this week.

Meteorologists are still watching a major winter storm that could hit the Albany area this weekend, but forecasts show it trending northward.

Here's a quick look at a major snow and ice storm forming to our south this weekend. If you plan on traveling south Saturday or Sunday, read this article to know why you won't want to wait until Saturday.

“This is shaping up to be the most impactful storm of the winter so far. Ice could bring down trees and power lines, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and heat for several days,” AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said in a statement.

Forecasters said it remains uncertain where the heaviest snow will fall, but the storm could begin early Sunday morning and last into.

A winter storm watch begins Friday afternoon and continues through Saturday due to moderate to heavy accumulation of sleet, freezing rain, and/or snow, which will lead to treacherous travel and potential power outages.