Accumulating snowfall will overspread the region Tuesday evening as a storm system passes over the area. Moderate to occasionally heavy snow will then be followed by a period light freezing drizzle and rain before precipitation comes to an end late Wednesday morning. Snow accumulations combined with light icing will result in reduced visibilities and dangerous driving conditions late tonight and early Wednesday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: A chance of snow, mainly after 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: Snow before 5 a.m., then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 27. East wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Wednesday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 9 a.m., then a chance of freezing rain between 9 a.m. and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: Rain, mainly after noon. High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: Rain likely before 10 p.m., then rain and snow likely between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., then snow likely after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.