Interactive map shows the likelihood of a white Christmas

Snow is more likely Wednesday, which is expected to see a high of 36 degrees before plunging into the single digits overnight.

Some areas may see as much as 10 to 15 cm, a special weather statement said. A light accumulation of snow is possible before any changeover later on Friday. “Of course it’s a little far out to talk specifics about that, but cold for sure, and active, so we would certainly not rule out the possibility for some system snow for New Year’s Eve as well”. Mostly sunny, with a high of about 30 and a low of about 7.

The mercury’s last stand again above freezing for the foreseeable future.

This year, some models are saying there is a small chance in the least likely regions.

While I am confident there won’t be snow prior to Christmas, it’s also looking more like the days after the holiday will turn quite cold.

“The European model doesn’t bring the cold air in quick enough to support snow and rain falls into early Christmas morning”, Junker said. Temperatures are expected to drop to single digits by Christmas, with wind chills below zero for most of the state, Last said.

The 2017-18 water year starts in October, and while precipitation is lower than average for December, its above average for the water year to date, he said. The Dallas/Fort Worth area got three inches of snow that year. WE are now calling for weekend rains of.25″-1″, but the heavy rains staying south, near the river, and particularly into KY.

Temperatures will plunge as Polar air starts to get entrenched across the Upper Plains and Great Lakes.

Rain will continue through mid-week for most of Arkansas before a burst of cold air settles in this weekend, just in time for Christmas, forecasters said. It will be a dry day for any plans you have, with a partly cloudy sky and high temperatures in the lower 40s.

The answer is complicated, forecasts show.

Temperatures will plummet to around 21 degrees, which is only one degree lower than the high on Thursday of 22 degrees.