The National Weather Service is sticking by its guns in predicting snow coming to the Wichita Falls area from late Wednesday through Thursday.

According to the National Weather Service, snowfall ranging from two to five inches is possible in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. North Texas may see higher precipitation accumulations, while southern and Central Texas expect less. A mix of sleet and ice is also anticipated in Central Texas.

Let’s face it. A lot of newcomers in Fort Worth (looking at you, Californians) aren’t sure how to handle Texas snow. Here’s a few things you need to know.

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth forecasts widespread snowfall totals between 1 and 4 inches, but some areas could see up to 6 inches.

Even if snowfall amounts exceed the forecast this week, it will still be hard to top Dallas-Fort Worth's greatest snowfall on record.

Currently, the forecast is showing 1 to 3 inches of snowfall in and around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Heavier amounts from 3 to 5 inches are possible in northern counties near the Red River.

Our first winter storm watch of the season is in effect for Wednesday night through Friday afternoon. Current thinking is that the best chance of accumulating snow will be along our Red River counties and into the northern parts of Wise,

As bone-chilling, winter air arrived Monday in North Texas, the update forecasts from the National Weather Service indicated that Tuesday will be sunny before weather conditions start to deteriorate later this week.

Ahead of the expected snowfall later in the week, North Texans woke up to freezing temperatures in the 20s on Monday, Jan. 6.

The First Alert Weather Team is becoming more confident that a significant snow event will hit North Texas starting Wednesday night. The worst of it will come on Thursday and will not leave until midday on Friday.