A cold and tranquil start to the week will give way to a stormy end with snow, ice, and rain a threat.  Arctic cold returns for the Christmas weekend.

TODAY

High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered clouds.  Winds will be from the west at 5 to 15 mph.  Temperatures will rise into the upper 20s to lower 30s over the interior and mid to upper 30s along the coast for highs.

TONIGHT

High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered clouds.  Winds will be from the west-northwest at 5 to 15 mph.  Temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 10s over the interior, upper 10s to the lower 20s in the suburbs, and mid to upper 20s along the coast and urban areas for lows.

TOMORROW

High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered clouds.  Winds will be from the west-northwest at 5 to 15 mph.  Temperatures will rise into the upper 20s to lower 30s over the interior and mid to upper 30s along the coast for highs.

TOMORROW NIGHT

High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered clouds.  Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph.  Temperatures will fall into the single digits to mid-10s over the interior and upper 10s to mid-20s along the coast for lows.

WEDNESDAY

High pressure will exit the region with increasing clouds expected.  Winds will veer from the northwest to the northeast at 5 to 15 mph.  Temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 20s over the interior and lower to mid-30s along the coast for highs.

THURSDAY

An area of low pressure from the south will approach ahead of a powerful arctic cold front which will produce periods of snow, sleet, and rain rapidly changing over to rain along the coast.  Periods of snow and sleet will continue over the interior and then gradually change over to rain in the evening.  Winds will be from the northeast at 10 to 20 mph.  Temperatures will range from the upper 20s to the lower 30s for lows and lower to mid-40s over the interior and upper 40s to lower 50s along the coast for highs.

FRIDAY

An arctic cold front will move through the region while an area of low pressure along the coast lifts into New England with periods of rain mixing over to sleet and snow before ending.  Temperatures will peak in the lower to mid-50s over the interior and upper 50s to lower 60s along the coast in the morning and then crash into the 30s, 20s, and 10s in the evening.

SATURDAY 

A series of troughs will move through the region with scattered snow showers.  Temperatures will range from the single digits to mid-10s for lows and mid to upper 10s over the interior and lower to mid-20s along the coast for highs.

CHRISTMAS

High pressure will produce scattered clouds.  Temperatures will range from the single digits to mid-10s for lows and lower to mid-10s over the interior and upper 10s to mid-20s along the coast for highs.

MONDAY

High pressure will produce scattered clouds.  Temperatures will range from the single digits to lower 10s over the interior and mid to upper 10s along the coast for lows and upper 10s to the lower 20s over the interior and mid to upper 20s along the coast for highs.