January 21, 2013 (HYANNIS) _ The Cape and Islands are bracing for another round of snow.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from now until Tuesday morning.

Snow is expected to begin falling late Monday afternoon – and then become steady and ocassionally heavy through the late night and overnight hours.

The snow will continue into Monday morning – with an accumulation range from 4 to 7 inches.

The higher amounts are expected on the Lower and Outer Cape – with lesser amounts on the Upper Cape and in Buzzards Bay.

The snow will taper off sometime tuesday morning.