The December chill shivers on this week.

Nighttime lows will drop quickly once the cloud coverage thins. The winds are forecasted to be breezy, too.

You know the meteorological math by now: Cold + Wind makes it feel MUCH colder.

Wind chills by daybreak will be in the single digits and low teens. Brace yourself for the coldest start yet this season.

Tonight's lows could be 4, 5, or 6 degrees colder than four nights ago. So far, December stats are all about the cold start to the month. Temps right now are almost 7 degrees colder than the norm. That is pretty impressive.

Aside from the cold, which will last most of the week, the area has a few chances for snow. Let me preface it right now that we do not have a large, formidable storm we are tracking - just a few opportunities with fast moving systems that could deliver some light snowfall.

The first opportunity is Tuesday night. It's a "clipper system," fast moving and typically without a lot of moisture attached to it. The timing of the energy through the region gives us the best chance to squeeze out, at best, a quick coating (especially north and west).

On the heels of that weak system, the main brunt of weather tracks from the Great Lakes into upstate New York. The trailing weather should warm temps back up, briefly to the mid 40s with a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow providing a nuisance to anyone driving around through the day on Wednesday.

Thursday cold air rushes back in behind that wintry mix and periodic flurries are possible. Friday through Saturday look quiet - cold but quiet. Mid-range computer guidance is hinting at the possibility of a storm on Sunday that might, just might, lay down our first minor to modest snowfall of the season. We've already had a few moments where a quick coating happened. Sunday could be a little more measured. We shall see.