Winter storm warning issued for Sunday

A Freezing Rain Advistory is in effect until noon, while Woodford County and counties to the north and west are under a Winter Storm Warning until 3 p.m. Though less snow is expected, about three to six inches, the area will be hit by periods of sleet and freezing rain and 45-mile-an-hour winds.

Sunday is expected to have a high of 62 degrees, and the last week of December will cool off a bit but will still be fairly warm compared to other years, Reaugh said.

Early forecasts of heavy snowfall Monday night in the St. Cloud area have been tempered slightly, but enough snow is still expected to cause driving difficulties Tuesday.

The snow is coming courtesy of a storm system moving in from the northwest and cold weather coming from the north, Arnold said.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Temperatures will get down to around 30 degrees before slowly rising above freezing by the end of the night. Smaller amounts of sleet, which forms when falling snow melts and refreezes just above the ground, will drive up snow totals. Up to one-tenth of an inch of ice could accumulate, along with a thin coating of sleet.

The commute home today might be challenging, as a broad winter storm is expected to arrive late this morning or early this afternoon.

Stay with News Channel Nebraska for the latest weather information, including storm closings and road conditions. Northern counties will likely see freezing rain through mid-afternoon.

A chance of snow and sleet between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., then freezing rain and sleet.

Partly sunny skies are predicted for Wednesday, along with a 40 percent chance of showers. To make matters potentially worse, winds will increase out of the east to northeast during the day, reaching speeds between 25 to 30 miles per hour.