High pressure will be north of the Valley Thursday with partly sunny skies and mostly dry conditions. High pressure moves east Thursday night. A warm front moving into the region Thursday night into Friday will bring increasing clouds, rising temperatures, and widespread precipitation. Snow is expected to develop first Thursday evening, especially across northern areas, before gradually changing to sleet and then freezing rain overnight as warmer air moves in above the surface. This may create hazardous travel conditions by Friday morning due to ice accumulation.

Valley locations could see a few inches of snow along with some sleet, while a light glaze of ice is possible farther south. The exact mix will depend on the storm track. Temperatures will rise above freezing on Friday, changing precipitation to rain, with lighter showers continuing into the weekend.

For the SJV, mostly cloudy skies will continue today, with a slight chance of freezing rain and snow showers during the morning hours. High temperatures will reach the mid-30s with light northeast winds. Skies will partially clear tonight as colder air settles in, with lows dropping into the low 10s. Thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds and slightly milder conditions, with highs in the upper 30s and light easterly winds.

Thursday night will turn unsettled as precipitation moves in, beginning as snow in the evening before transitioning to a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain overnight. Lows will fall into the mid-20s. Wintry precipitation will continue into Friday morning, creating hazardous travel, before temperatures rise into the upper 30s and change precipitation to rain in the afternoon. Friday night will remain mostly cloudy with periods of rain early, then a chance of mixed precipitation late, with lows in the upper 20s.