1.   We can expect a few wintry showers on the northern hills.

2.   But it has been generally dry, apart from the odd sleet or hail shower on the west coast and parts of Argyll.

3.   Aside from some showers on the Northwest Coast, it will be dry and a bit milder in the West.

4.   A nearly stationary tropical depression in the western Gulf of Mexico will be surrounded by widespread cloudiness and areas of heavy showers on Sunday.

5.   Brisk winds from the west will blow across the Great Lakes triggering more snow showers on the east shores of the Lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario.

6.   Carolina center Curtis Whitley headed for the shower on Sunday night puffing a cigar.

7.   Cooler, moist air from the North Pacific will sponsor clouds and a few showers on the Northwest coast.

8.   Dean Smith laughed when asked if he had considered the possibility of a victory shower on a basketball court.

9.   Dons says that he tries to take a shower on days when he is on the air.

10.   Farther west, moisture laden Pacific air behind the front will ascend the mountains, leading to numerous showers on the western slopes of the Cascades and the Bitterroots.