As we wade through February, we can generally expect a mixed bag of precipitation – whenever it rains, it sometimes pours and then snows, too, depending on the temperature. What to wear – hip boots? Mukluks? Snowshoes? Galoshes?

Some kind of winter weather is due to fall overnight for much of the region according to NOAA, as a pesky winter storm creeps in on us. Key here is to take it slow if you wake up and find a wintry-mix on the roadways. Here's the rundown, ending on a sunny note:

• Tonight Rain and snow showers before 3 a.m., then a chance of snow showers. Patchy fog between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Low around 29. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
• Wednesday Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
• Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph.
• Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
• Friday Sunny, with a high near 40.