Weather Story

Mountain snow showers and flurries ending, cold tonight

The last of any snow showers or flurries in and near the mountains will fade tonight, and the clouds will gradually break up tonight through Sunday morning. Lows Sunday morning will be in the 10s, with single digits over the higher mountainous terrain, where wind chills remain in the lower single digits either side of zero. This will be close to if not the coldest morning of the season so far, the coldest since early December. Some slick spots can be expected overnight given a likely refreeze of any wet surfaces. High pressure crossing Sunday will bring dry weather. While it will be as cold as Saturday, sunshine and light wind will take the edge off the chill, compared with Saturday. As the high moves east of the area Monday, the dry weather will continue, and the return southerly flow on its back side will bring a milder afternoon. A weak system could bring light rain Monday night into Tuesday, Christmas Eve, with a light wintry mix possible in the mountains. After a dry interlude for Christmas Eve evening into Christmas morning, weak systems bring chances for rain, with mixed wintry precipitation possible over the higher mountainous terrain, for the balance of next week.