An upper-level storm system near El Paso today will spread lift and moisture across much of the state.  Conditions will be right for minor accumulating snows of 1″ generally west of Fort Worth.  The DFW Metro area could see a few flurries mixed in with light rain this afternoon through Christmas morning.  Christmas Day and Monday could have additional rains as the parent upper-level system tracks slowly across North Texas.  If you are traveling west of Wichita Falls or Abilene, prepare for winter weather.  In areas expecting snow today and tonight, the three-dimensional temperature forecast-profile favors rain mixed with snow grains and flakes, not ice.  If conditions change unexpectedly in the next 12-24 hours and freezing rain or ice become the dominant precipitation-types, we may have more than travel problems to contend with. 

Today, Light Rain, Mixed Precip, 44/34
Christmas Day, Light Rain, 48/37 
Monday, Rain ending, 48/40
Tuesday, Clearing, 55/40