NEW YORK, NY – Snow could be falling when you wake up on Christmas Eve. The National Weather Service says there's a chance of snow from midnight until 9 a.m. Monday.

No accumulation is expected, though, and any snow that does fall will quickly melt as temperatures rise into the mid-40s Monday afternoon. For those dreaming of a white Christmas, you will need to be content with a few Christmas Eve flakes. Sunny skies are in the forecast for Christmas Day.

The full forecast, courtest of the NWS: Tonight

A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.