WHEELING — Ohio Valley residents will be waking up to as many as two inches of snow this morning, and there’s the chance of a whole lot more coming their way to start next week.

The valley will see moderate snow accumulations through Friday afternoon up to two inches, said meteorologist Liana Lupo of the National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh office. Most of the snow will come early this morning and taper off by midday.

Yet that could serve as a preliminary to what could be the main event coming between Sunday and Monday. Lupo said that current forecasts show some variability with what could come then — a snow total anywhere from what we saw today to something much, much bigger.

Depending on how the low pressure system moves through the area, the Ohio Valley could get another two inches or something closer to seven inches.

“That’s currently the spread of what we’re looking at,” Lupo said. “It will depend on if it tracks north and brings more (snow) or if it tracks south and brings less.”

For those who aren’t into shoveling their driveways, Lupo said those folks will want that system to roll lower through the region.

The second storm is forecast to start sometime Sunday afternoon and offer steady snow until the system exits the area. The chance for snow Sunday night is 80% according to the NWS website.

The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. That advisory began at 4 a.m. today and lasts until 10 a.m. Saturday. Today’s morning and evening commutes could be affected by slippery road conditions and quick bursts of snow that could reduce visibility.

Regardless of how much snow falls through the weekend, Ohio Valley residents need to brace for some cold days and even colder nights.

Forecast lows will drop into the teens in the Ohio Valley starting tonight and possibly cross into the single digits sometime late next week. High temperatures may touch 30 degrees, but not climb much higher than that.

Lupo said those cold temperatures will hang around the Ohio Valley definitely through the end of next week.