Albany is headed for one of its snowiest months of March ever.

A system will move through the Capital Region on Monday dropping possibly 3 to 6 inches of snow after 8 p.m.

That means the region will likely add to its current total of 24 inches of snow for the month, putting it in the top 10 for the snowiest month of March ever.

The area typically sees around 11 inches in March. The record is 50.9 inches set in 1888.

The storm Monday into Tuesday will likely knock out the ninth and tenth snowiest months, which happened in 2005 and 1967. Both of those Marches saw around 26 inches of snow.

Monday's snowfall will be the third nor'easter to move through the area in the past two weeks.

Forecasters are still tracking the system as it moves up the East Coast, said Joe Villiani, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albany. The total snowfall could be higher than six inches if the storm moves closer to the coast, Villiani said.

"It's going to be a close call," he said.

Higher snow totals are predicted for points east of New York state and in the Adirondacks.

The storm could also linger, bringing an on-again, off-again series of snow showers and flurries through Tuesday and into Wednesday, Villani said.

Albany has already surpassed its annual average snowfall amount of 60 inches.

"Depending on how much we get we could be well above normal," Villani said.