A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston. The quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine.

The current weather pattern is encouraging a few storm systems to track through New England today, Wednesday and into the weekend, bringing the chance for a couple of inches of snow and a likely snowy Saturday.

After a couple of days of somewhat warmer afternoons, temperatures will begin to slip again today as a strong cold front pushes through New England. Scattered light snow showers and a couple of snow squalls will move into the region from the northwest this morning as the front breaks down while advancing toward Boston.

The National Weather Service issued advisories for the Boston area, forecasting overnight snow that could reach 3 inches.

The largest known New England earthquakes were a 6.5-magnitude in 1638 centered in Vermont or New Hampshire, and a 5.8-magnitude centered offshore from Cape Ann in 1755, which resulted in severe damage to the Boston waterfront.

Monday’s incident marked the strongest earthquake in the northeast U.S. since last year when a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit New Jersey in April — the strongest to hit the region in more than a decade, according to NBC News. There is currently no tsunami threat in New England, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center.

People across the region felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered off the coast of Maine in York Harbor. So how rare is such an occurrence in New England?

An earthquake​ just off Maine today was felt in Boston and into Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire, according to a "shake map."

The Boston Celtics are in the process of being sold, and a short list of interested suitors will soon be made public as part of the next leg of proceedings. According to the Ringer's Bill Simmons, one high-profile Boston native is in the running to purchase the Celtics.

A winter storm is expected to bring snow to New England overnight, potentially impacting the Wednesday morning commute.