SIDNEY - In what was a frightening sight to those who aren't ready for snow, many got their first dose of winter on Halloween night.

"Plan on cold, and potentially snowy conditions, for trick-or-treating," WeatherEye Meteorologist Ray Miller said. He says to bundle up. "Temperatures will be chilly, but not incredibly cold, with an overnight low of 26. Temperatures around trick-or-treat time should be in the low 30s."

Light snow began mixing with rain Sunday afternoon in Banner County, Ash Hallow State Park and in Oshkosh. Roads in the southern Nebraska panhandle, northeast Colorado and southeast Wyoming were completely covered in snow Monday morning. Road conditions improved the further north drivers went in the panhandle.

"Snow will become more intense shortly after dark, with very brief periods of moderately heavy snow off and on between 7 p.m. and midnight," according to Miller. "The total for tonight (Sunday) is expected to be in the three to five inches range."

One traveler on a county road in Cheyenne County says dirt roads are in fairly good shape Monday. 

A winter weather advisory remains in effect until noon Monday for Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Garden, Deuel, Keith, Perkins and Chase Counties in Nebraska; and Laramie and Goshen Counties in southeast Wyoming. The advisory spreads east into central and south-central Nebraska.

Miller says the commute on Monday morning was messy with snow and ice still on the ground, but actual precipitation in the morning was light.

"Conditions should improve fairly quickly Monday morning as the system moves away," Miller said. "Still some light drizzle and freezing drizzle. The rest of the week looks quiet, with the exception of some very light precipitation chances Tuesday."

Banner County schools in Harrisburg and Leyton schools in Dalton and Gurley cancelled classes Monday, because of the weather. Garden County, Bayard, Bridgeport, Creek Valley and South Platte were on late starts.

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