Snow, freezing rain, and sleet possible Sunday

Most of the state, including Little Rock and central Arkansas, are likely to see a light rain Saturday night through parts of Sunday before turning into heavier showers Monday, Clarke said. Expect highs near 20.

A Winter Storm Watch is already in effect for areas north and east of Atlanta. Only light accumulations of snow are expected before the rain takes over. Anytime we have a strong area of high pressure over us, it gets rid of the wind.

Snow changes to an extended period of ice overnight Monday, especially in western areas with a likely transition to rain by Tuesday morning.

The chance of precipitation is 50 percent; less than a tenth of an inch is possible. With that all said, some spots west of Harrisburg like in Perry, Juniata, and Mifflin Counties may have the snow much longer than everyone else. This next system has the potential to bring several inches of snow to the area. Temperatures will start in the low 20s early Monday morning then quickly rise to above freezing by noon and eventually into the 40s late Monday.

Drier, albeit windy, weather will return in time for Tuesday morning’s rush hour.

With a wrapped-up low, the heaviest precipitation might skirt us to the north while we are cold enough for snow.

-Tracking to moisture here becomes a little more hard. As you’ll see on the graphic, as that warm air “noses” in a few thousand feet up, it will cause the snowflakes to melt, and then refreeze into ice balls (sleet pellets) as they encounter the low-level cold air still stuck at the surface. The cold air will be in place as our storm system approaches Monday morning. The rain will clear out by early Tuesday.

Then temperatures will warm above freezing during the afternoon as heavy rain pushes in.