There are two words that will help you over the next few days: caution and layers! Some light snow will be scattered across the lower Hudson Valley this afternoon. This can lead to slippery travel. Untreated, low-traveled areas will become snow covered through the day. This is not a big storm in terms of snow totals and it can be considered festive snow, but can also lead to those slower than usual and slippery travel impacts.

Tomorrow morning, winter officially arrives at 4:21 a.m and there will still be scattered light snow showers and flurries. It does completely dry out into the afternoon, but then get ready for the coldest air of the season yet! It will be windy and frigid feeling tomorrow afternoon with wind chills in the upper teens to low 20s.

Tomorrow night into Sunday morning, wind chills can be anywhere from around five degrees below zero to around 10 degrees above zero. That can become dangerous if you are not dressed in layers with the extremities covered.

It will be dry from Saturday afternoon through Monday. There can be a few mixed snow and rain showers on Christmas Eve Tuesday, but Christmas Day and the start of Hanukkah on Wednesday is looking drier with highs back to near 40 degrees.

FORECAST:

TODAY: STORM WATCH — Cloudy with off and on light snow. Slippery travel and snow-covered roads can develop through the afternoon and evening. Snow accumulation will be fairly light but use caution when traveling. Highs around 36 degrees.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with scattered light snow and slippery travel. Lows near 28 degrees.

SATURDAY (WINTER SOLSTICE: 4:21 a.m.): Slippery lingering travel with a few lingering light snow showers through mid-morning. Dry and colder for the afternoon. Highs will only be around 33 degrees. Lows near 15 degrees.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and bitterly cold with highs around 25 degrees. Lows near 12 degrees.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny and still very cold with highs only around 29 degrees. Lows near 20 degrees.

TUESDAY (CHRISTMAS EVE): Sun and clouds with a few mixed snow and rain showers. Highs around 35 degrees. Lows near 28 degrees.

WEDNESDAY (CHRISTMAS / START OF HANUKKAH): Sun and clouds. Highs around 39 degrees. Lows near 28 degrees.

THURSDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 42 degrees. Lows near 32 degrees