· Much needed rainfall today falling moderate times mid day to early afternoon then tapering off to scattered showers late.

· A secondary disturbance will trail and move through after midnight into Friday morning where snow may accumulate up to an inch on grassy surfaces overnight above about 1500 ft. watch those elevated routes for coatings of snow.

· Friday blustery northwest winds 10 to 25 mph will pull in drier air and break up the cloud cover in the afternoon for some intervals of sun or even better.

· The weekend so-so and colder but a few more disturbances will keep clouds predominant along with more scattered or isolated flurries in the mountains.

· More 50s around the corner as a giant ridge of higher pressure works across the central and eastern U.S. next week with extraordinary warmth yet again.

TODAY: Overcast and gray. Rain…moderate at times mid day, tapering to scattered showers later this afternoon. Areas of fog. Temperatures 45 to 50 degrees. Wind becoming northwesterly 10 mph late.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A period of snow showers and flurries developing after midnight. A low near 35. Winds becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY: Chance for a few wet snowflakes in the mountains early, then breaks or intervals of sun developing later on. Rather cold and blustery with a high upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph.

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening then partly cloudy overnight with a threat for a few flurries. Cold A low 25 to 30.

SATURDAY: More clouds than sunshine with few mountain flurries. A high in the mid 40s

Time Change – Fall back 1 hour to EST…

SUNDAY: Variable clouds. with a chance for sprinkles or rain showers valley floors and wet snow flakes in the hills. A low in the mid 30s. A high 40 to 45.

MONDAY: Filtered sunshine with high clouds. A low in the upper 20s. A high in the upper 40s to near 50.

TUESDAY: Periods of sun mixed with clouds. A low near 32. A high in the low to mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY: Lots of clouds with scattered rain showers exiting in the afternoon. Temperatures in the 40s.

THURSDAY: Mixed sun and clouds. A low 30 to 35. A high in the 50s.

Average lows upper 20s to about 30. Normal highs in the mid 40s to about 50

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence)

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