If you have been procrastinating finishing up any outdoor chores, today's the day to pay the check.

As we await the arrival of our first big snow of the season, it's a chilly/cold start to the last day of November. Temperatures are in the middle teens to the mid 20s with scattered clouds and a breeze.

For the rest of the day, we'll see much more sun than clouds with a light breeze from the northwest with highs in the upper 20s to middle 30s.

Clouds will take their time moving in overnight over a dry air mass, which will bring a cold start to Sunday. Lows will be in the single digits to low teens. This is important for what is to come as December gets going.

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A top 10 December storm is on the way

No. 10 is 13.3 inches, and No. 8 is 15.2 inches. We'll be in that mix, if not a few notches higher after all is said and done.

This storm will be what we call a "long duration event," which will start early afternoon tomorrow and won't quit until the early morning hours of Tuesday.

The "elusive" cold air I'd been fretting about is no longer a concern, as we'll have plenty to go around. Clouds will be moving in and thickening up quickly through the morning. After that cold start, temperatures will only make their way into the 20s for highs.

A two-pronged storm



Snow will be moving in from the west and southwest from late morning into the early afternoon. You'll see your first flakes in the Capital Region around 1 p.m.. That snow will continue through the day and into the night before lightening up and even tapering off in spots later in the evening.

The second and bigger piece of this event will begin before daybreak on Monday. Snow will continue through the day, and may mix with sleet for a chunk of the morning down the Hudson Valley south of about Catskill & Hudson. The snow will fall heavily at times into the evening before tapering off from west to east early Tuesday.

I will have some snowfall accumulation maps for you starting tomorrow morning; the biggest totals will be in the Catskills up through Schoharie County, as well as into the Berkshires and southern Greens. The skiers are getting an early Christmas present in those spots with a good 18-20 inches or more.

Elsewhere, we're looking at a good 12-16 inches.

From there, we'll keep the clouds around through the week with a few snow showers and highs in the 30s. 'Tis the season!

Certainly the snow and the cold will enhance the holiday events we've going on in the coming week, which you can always see along with their forecasts here.

Have a great Saturday, enjoy the sun and the bare ground while you can!

For more weather information from meteorologist Jason Gough, visit jasonsweather.com.

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