A few inches of snow headed for southern Maine on Monday evening will give way to a mix of wintry precipitation expected to affect a larger swath of the state Tuesday night into Wednesday.

The National Weather Service is predicting about 1 to 2 inches of snow will fall along Maine’s southern coast Monday night, from Rockland down to the New Hampshire line, as well as inland south of Fryeburg.

Weather service forecasts showed the Lewiston-Auburn and Augusta areas lingering on the edge of that 1- to 2-inch band Monday, while areas north of there are expected to see less than an inch.

Greg Cornwell, a meteorologist at the weather service’s Gray office, said Monday evening’s snow is coming via a fast-moving system that won’t yield high snowfall totals because of a lack of moisture in the atmosphere — unlike another system that will move into Maine on Tuesday night.

That second system will bring with it some more snow and potentially other forms of wintry weather.

“Tuesday night into Wednesday might be another 2 to 3 inches of snow across the interior,” Cornwell said Monday afternoon.

The closer to Maine’s coast, the higher the likelihood that snow turns to sleet and freezing rain, Cornwell said.

“We’re probably looking at a slightly more slick commute for Wednesday morning,” he said.

Meanwhile, the weather service’s office in Caribou projects northern Maine will see about 1 to 3 inches of snow from Tuesday into Wednesday.

The weather service is forecasting that the precipitation will turn to rain across much of the eastern and southern portion of the state Wednesday afternoon. Lewiston and Augusta once again find themselves on the edge of that band; freezing rain or sleet could persist there and in areas north.

However, Cornwell warned that it’s “one of those systems” where a small shift could change which regions get the brunt of the snow and which ones are more likely to see sleet and freezing rain.

Wednesday commuters should keep an eye on the forecast and prepare for less-than-ideal driving conditions regardless of where they’re headed, Cornwell said.