ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) - After starting the morning at 0° (Rochester's coldest air in almost 2 years), we're taking a run at the freezing mark this evening. Despite that warming trend, a quick-hitting system will generate a swath of steady, accumulating snow overnight. I'm not here to tell you how to live your life. But, if you're looking for snowy ambiance while driving around looking at Christmas lights, I think tonight is your night. Light to moderate snow will overspread the region late tonight (after 7pm for most). By morning, a fresh… pic.twitter.com/3gN10WpSbS— Eric Snitil (@EricSnitilWx) December 23, 2024 For those of you wanting snow in the air for looking at Christmas lights, this is your night. No additional meaningful snow is expected for the remainder of the week. With overnight temperatures around or even slightly above freezing, a slushy 1-3" on mainly grassy and elevated surfaces should do it for most. Impact on roads will be more manageable given that relative warmth, so travel should be affected too bad. We'll taper those snow showers off tomorrow morning with an otherwise quiet Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with highs around freezing. By definition, a "White Christmas" requires at least 1" of snow on the ground at 7am Christmas morning. Most of the time, this is reasonably representative. But it does open the door for a few odd quirks (and I'm all about odd quirks). For example...1. Christmas Day is 70° and… pic.twitter.com/0uIY3vTVm2— Eric Snitil (@EricSnitilWx) December 23, 2024 Between the recent lake effect and tonight snow, I suspect many of you will thread the needle and sneak into "White Christmas" territory for Christmas morning. This is in spite of the fact it probably doesn't snow at all. Warmer weather will build from here as an extended that takes over WNY. 8-Day Forecast