Meanwhile,
increasing warm
advection will cause spotty light snow in the
evening to become widespread as we
head deeper into the night,
then start transitioning to sleet and freezing rain inland and
mostly just plain rain at the immediate coast. This system
currently appears very standard overall, with minimal if any ice
near the coast and highest amounts northwest of I-95,
especially in the higher elevations.
In addition, light snow
accumulations will mostly be an inch or less, with best
potential for more than an inch across the Poconos and northern
New Jersey. Guidance continues to vary somewhat between details,
so some modest shifts are possible, but overall feel reasonably
sure to have issued fairly widespread winter weather advisories
with this package, with the main concern being the freezing
rain.
Most areas
likely switch to plain rain by midday, by which
point the steadier precip is tapering off, though low clouds,
mist and drizzle may end up lingering into Thursday night before
a secondary cold
front pushes across the region and clears out
the low level
moisture. Could be a few showers with said
front,
but not much presently. Temperatures, which
likely rise to near
40 or higher across much of the area except the far north late
Thursday, currently look
likely stay above freezing across much
of the region Thursday night before and during the cold frontal
passage, except in the northernmost parts of the region, so
right now re-
freeze potential looks minimal.
