THURSDAY WEATHER BRIEFING

Mornin!Another quiet one today with all the action out west. We will have a good deal of sun with high temperatures about a dozen degrees above average. This morning's national weather map:Not much arctic air across the Lower 48 this morning but the cold is building in northern Canada and is preparing for a US invasion.

FRIDAY: 

A warm front will slowly cross the region and we expect some light rain from midday through the afternoon.Rain totals will be 0.10" on average. Heavier rain is likely Saturday night:

SATURDAY: 

Not as bad day! Not a lot of sunshine but temperatures should be able to get up to around 50. Nothing more than a stray shower. Steadier, heavier rain is likely Saturday night.

SUNDAY: 

Not such a nice day. Cold front will cross the Valley early in the day, leading to falling temperatures. Any leftover rain showers will give way to snow showers by afternoon. The wind will really start howling with gusts to 40 mph or so possible by afternoon.Snow should not accumulate much; less than an inch on non-paved surfaces. That said, watch for slippery spots after sunset as temperatures drop below freezing and any wet/slushy areas freeze.

NEXT WEEK: 

Cold! Monday looks tranquil but a secondary arctic front could bring snow showers Tuesday.

LONG RANGE:

The cold will ease for the last 10 days of the month. Sure, there can be cold days (it's January after all!) but there should be above-average days as well.

WEATHER FOR WEATHER GEEKS: 

The long range looks volatile so we will try and sort it out this evening on "Geeks". Plus....much more on the rain and snow that will be tracking our way in the shorter range. Weather For Weather Geeks will be on ericwfmj.com and wfmj.com/weather as well as the WFMJ app by 8:00pm.

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