Friday Evening, December 16

TONIGHT: Freezing drizzle will continue along and north of HWY 24 where temperatures stay below freezing. Up to .05″ ice is expected. Areas south of HWY 24 will temporarily go above freezing until 5 AM with drizzle at times. Winds will stay out of the southeast at 7-10 mph overnight, shifting to the northwest toward daybreak.

SATURDAY: Arctic air moves in and temperatures fall quickly through the morning with below freezing temperatures and northwest winds at 15 mph, gusting to 25. Freezing drizzle is possible in the morning, gradually turning to light snow in the afternoon. A glaze of ice is possible on roads before the light snow moves in. Snow is likely from 1 until 9 PM, tapering off as it moves to the southeast. Snowfall amounts of a half inch to an inch are expected with lowest amounts southeast. Areas northwest of HWY 54 will see an inch to two inches with highest amounts farther northwest. Temperatures will drop into the teens by early evening with wind chills as low as zero by 7 PM.

EXTENDED: Low temperatures Saturday night will drop to near zero with wind chills as low as 20 below zero north of I-70 by early Sunday morning and in the negative teens south. Sunshine returns Sunday but we’ll stay bitterly cold with highs near 10. Temperatures will slowly climb early next week as we see a warmer weather pattern shaping up before Christmas with mainly dry weather next work week. For additional weather updates follow @ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter.