• A weather system moving into the Pacific Northwest will bring rain to coastal regions, along with snow to the Intermountain West and northern Plains into Thursday. Snowfall amounts will generally be light, though as much as 5-8 inches is possible in the higher elevations of the mountains. The system will also bring much colder air to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest beginning on Thurs.
• Today: Much colder. Cloudy. Flurries in the morning...then light snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs zero to 5 above. North

winds 15 to 20 mph.
• Tonight: Colder. Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Cloudy with light snow likely in the evening...then partly cloudy with a chance of light snow after midnight. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Total snow accumulation 2 to 3 inches. Lows around 10 below. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
• Friday: Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 15. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday Night And Sunday: Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Highs near zero. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
• Sunday Night And Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Highs 5 to 10 above. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
• Monday Night: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows zero to 5 above.
• Tuesday: Not as cold. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
• Tuesday Night And Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above. Highs 15 to 20.