The forecast calls for our coldest weather so far this season. We could even see some records broken.

As a result of a cold front, temperatures are expected to drop into the 40s on Tuesday morning, with rain in the forecast, too.

[Read about the Arctic blast sending much of the country into a deep freeze.]

With the mercury expected to plunge toward freezing by the afternoon, the rain could turn into the first snow of the season.

“We’re not really looking at accumulation in the city — it could be a brief period of lighter snow or could just end up as rain,” said Jay Engle, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “But north and west of the city, we’ll get light amounts of snow.”

On Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service said the city could see less than a half inch of snow during the day.