A strong cold front will move through the region early this morning. Winds out of the west-northwest of 15 to 25 mph will frequently gust 35 to 40 mph behind the front this morning.

Locally higher gusts of 45 to 50 mph are possible for a brief period immediately behind the cold front until 6 a.m.

These locally higher wind gusts could cause a few downed tree limbs and sporadic power outages. Driving high profile vehicles will also be difficult.

There is a potential for light snow Thursday night into Friday morning. Accumulations of up to an inch or two are possible. The snow may have an impact on the Friday morning commute.

The latest forecast:

Wednesday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday: Snow likely before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of snow before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.