Today's Forecast: A chance of snow showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 3 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Winter Weather Advisory issued January 23 at 3:47AM EST until January 25 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Burlington VT * WHAT...Freezing rain and light snow expected. Ice accumulations of up to two tenths of an inch. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Northern New York and Vermont. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Snow could impact the Wednesday morning commute. Freezing rain will lead to locally hazardous travel overnight Wednesday into early Thursday, especially across the St Lawrence valley and eastern Vermont. Isolated power outages also cannot be ruled out. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will be two rounds of winter precipitation. An area of snow will move in this evening into the overnight hours, leading to a slippery Wednesday morning commute. Then there will be a lull in precipitation during the day on Wednesday. An area of freezing rain moves in Wednesday evening into the overnight hours, potentially persisting into Thursday morning for the northern Saint Lawrence Valley and northeast Vermont. The immediate Champlain valley might see mostly rain. Instructions Slow down and use caution while traveling. Please allow extra time if travel is necessary. Remember, it takes only a glaze of ice to result in hazardous travel. |