Snow, precipitation mix tonight into Tuesday
A winter weather advisory remains in effect from 6 pm this evening to 11 am Tuesday, with snow and sleet accumulations of up to 1 inch, along with around a tenth of an inch of ice.
Mixed precipitation is expected to begin sometime between 6 pm and 10 pm and may briefly change to all snow around midnight before changing to all freezing rain by dawn Tuesday.
Freezing rain may linger until late morning in the higher elevations while it should change to non-freezing rain in the lower elevations around sunrise Tuesday.
Winds will be northeast 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Temperatures will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s toward sunrise Tuesday and then should rise into the mid 30s everywhere by 11 am Tuesday.
Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming east in the afternoon, but temperatures will plummet by New Year's.
The latest forecast:
Tonight: Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before midnight, then freezing rain and sleet between midnight and 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4am. Low around 31. East wind 11 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all rain after 7am. High near 45. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Wednesday: A chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.