Hopes for a white Christmas melted Friday as rain washed away snow throughout Kenosha County and prompted a flood watch near New Munster.

But expected lower temperatures and new snow threatened to turn the water-logged landscape into an ice rink by this morning.

Authorities reported no washed-out roads or flooded streets Friday, but standing water in fields and ditches led highway department workers to put out some “High Water” signs as a warning.

Rain totals were not available for most of Kenosha County, but much of southeastern Wisconsin reported half-inch to an inch of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

The flood watch began Friday morning, after rain swelled the Fox River to 8.4 feet; flood stage was estimated to reach 10 feet early this morning (Saturday), the National Weather Service predicted.

Only minor flooding was expected.

Forecasters anticipated no hazardous weather through the rest of the weekend and into next week, but predicted chances for weekend snow and rapidly dropping temperatures.

As a cold air mass swept Friday evening over southern Wisconsin, temperatures were expected to quickly fall into the 20s, turning the mix of drizzle and spitting rain that fell on-and-off Christmas day to snow by this morning.

One to three inches was expected today, with another half-inch tonight. Another inch or less could fall Sunday.

The combination of standing water, which flooded fields and filled ditches in the area, and new snow was expected to create a slushy mess as temperatures fell. Forecasters urged people to remove any lingering snow or slush as quickly as possible.

High temperatures should hover near freezing, with lows around 20 over the next several days.