A winter storm watch will be in effect Sunday for much of eastern Pennsylvania, including the Poconos. In Carbon and Monroe counties, 6 to 10 inches of snow is possible, the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon when issuing the watch. For Pike and Wayne counties, 5 to 9 inches is possible, the NWS said.

Winter storm watches have been issued for eight counties in northern New Jersey as the state braces for a weekend storm system that could drop as much as 6 to 10 inches of snow in some areas and create dangerous road conditions across the region on Sunday.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 3:04 p.m. on Friday valid from Sunday 10 a.m. until Monday 1 a.m. for Carbon, Monroe and Northampton counties.

On Friday at 3:04 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch valid from Sunday 10 a.m. until Monday 1 a.m. for Carbon, Monroe and Northampton counties.

The forecasts for this weekend’s winter storm have been flip-flopping for several days because of the uncertainty over how close the storm will track to New Jersey. The track, along with how much cold air pushes in ahead of the storm and how fast the system moves,

On Friday at 2:43 p.m. a winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Sunday between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. for Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties.

The NWS has warned of possible snow squalls as Arctic air spreads south and east from the Rockies Friday through next week.

Some forecasters think most of the state will get brushed by very light snow, while others say 3 to 6 inches could fall