Tracking accumulating snow and bitterly cold wind chills

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly. Lows in the upper 20s to low 30s.

WEDNESDAY: A Weather Alert Day is in effect. Precipitation moves in from south to north by late morning, starting off as a cold rain for those south of I-70. Points north will likely have a mix of rain and snow through late afternoon. By early evening, we'll all see a change to steady snowfall, with 2-5" of accumulation for most areas. Temperatures fall from 35 during the day to the low teens Thursday morning.

EXTENDED: Snow tapers off early Thursday morning, but with temperatures rapidly dropping, any untreated areas will be quite icy. Highs on Thursday will remain in the teens, but with gusts approaching 25-30 mph, we'll see wind chills in the single digits or just below zero all day. It's still frigid on Friday morning, with skies clearing out and morning lows just above zero degrees. We finally get some sunshine on Friday and temperatures return to around 30. Significant warmth arrives for the weekend with highs in the mid-40s to lower 50s. Low rain chances are possible by Sunday into Monday with a mild start to the next work week.