Winter Weather Advisory 4am through 1pm Tuesday.

A developing weather system will arrive overnight.  As the moisture spreads north, it will collide with cold air.  This combination will lead to light snow and freezing rain chances by daybreak.

The heaviest precipitation will stay to our south, but even a light wintry mix can cause slick roads.  Watch Daybreak at 5am on WISH-TV and another hour of local news at 7am on MyINDY-TV.  Snow showers will linger into Wednesday.  In those areas where it stays all snow, an inch or two is possible.  Colder air arrives on Wednesday, with highs only in the upper 20s and lower 30s.

There is another chance for snow late Friday.

RIGHT NOW: Highs this morning were in the 50s…. as the cold front passed this afternoon, temperatures have been dropping. Right now, temps are in the mid 30s.

TODAY: Dry and partly sunny for the start of 2009 with temperatures in the mid 30s for the afternoon. Enjoy the day and the rest of 2009

TONIGHT: Clouds will be on the increase overnight as a weak cold front moves in from the west. This front will mainly go through the region dry, but a few flurries possible by Friday morning.

FRIDAY: After the slight chance of a few AM flurries, skies will become partly sunny by the afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly warmer.

SATURDAY: By Saturday, highs will be even warmer in the mid 40s with partly sunny skies to start… increasin clouds early evening. There is a chance for a few showers to move in late and overnight Sat-Sun.

Winds are already gusting over 35 miles an hour…cold air is on the way!

Wind Advisory in effect from midnight tonight to 7am Wed.:

Strong low pressure contrasting with much colder air and higher pressure to our west that will move in tonight.

Along with the cold air will be some light snow showers with accumulations across Northern Indiana, just flurries Central. Clearing skies will prevail by later in the day Wednesday just in time for New Years Eve:

Winds have really lightened up tonight and temperatures have been slowly falling:

Cloudy skies still prevail, more clouds and eventually some precipitation will arrive Saturday Night…it could get slippery with the threat of some sleet and freezing rain and some light snow:

We are keeping an eye on the batch of moisture developing in southern Illinois.  It has been growing and moving Northeast.  Colder air is in place, so this has a good shot of being a mix, or snow.  We will keep an eye on it for you for the rest of the day.

Colts fans are so used to seeing the Colts playing at home during the playoffs but the chances of that happening are VERY slim. If the Colts make the playoffs they will be either the 5th or 6th seed (most likely the 5th seed). If they are the 5th seed, the only way Indy could host a game is if they made it to the AFC Championship game and the 6th seed pulled off two big upsets to get there too — don’t put your money on that happening.

But don’t fret Colts fans. I really believe the Colts play better on the road during the playoffs. Who can forget in 2006 how the Colts got the wildcard and had to go on the road to Baltimore after winning their first round game against Kansas City at the RCA Dome?

I think not having the bye week is going to help this team too. This offense is based on timing and rhythm and having a week off has proven over the years during the playoffs not to be good for the Colts.

Remember 2005? A home lost to Pittsburgh. And then there was last year’s home loss to San Diego.

But Tony Dungy said it best the other day it’s not about what seed you get, it’s all about getting in the post season and taking it one game at a time. If the Colts continue this hot streak they will be in playoffs and their play on the field, away or home, will dictate if the Colts will be making another trip to the Super Bowl.

How nice it is to be back again. We’re still working out a few bugs here and there, but for the most part, I think we’re good this time.

On Sunday, we were at the Colts game collecting for our WISH-Tree Toy Drive for the Salvation Army.

As we’ve done this over the years, the generosity of Hoosiers never ceases to amaze me. Even in this difficult economic climate, people still dig deep to help others less fortunate. First and foremost, THANK-YOU to all who helped in one way or another.

If you know of any other ongoing efforts, large or small, please let us know.

Forecast 8 VIPIR Rader is showing a band of light freezing rain, sleet and snow just south of the city. This is along a warm front and heading to the north. I have received numerous reports of light freezing rain and sleet south of the city. This band will move through the area between now and noon. Watch out for the potential of slick roads developing for awhile this morning. This batch of precipitation should end early this afternoon.