Weather in the Minden area could be making news over the next few days with a chance for a wintry mix of precipitation late Sunday through Monday, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service in Shreveport.

After a partly sunny day with a high near 40 on Sunday, predictions call for a  chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight Sunday night with a chance of freezing rain and sleet. A low around 22 with precipitation chances of 40 percent are predicted.

On Monday, forecasters say there will be a chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Mostly cloudy skies are predicted, with a high near 27 degrees and a 40 percent chance of winter precipitation.

There’s a slight chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight Monday night with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 13 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Forecasters say skies should be clearing Tuesday with a high near 28 degrees and overnight lows again around 13 degrees. Wednesday is predicted to be sunny with  highs in the low 40s.

Map and chart courtesy of National Weather Service.