Winter weather is expected to return to the area today. The National Weather Service is predicting a larger snowfall than the Albany TV stations are. Here is what the NWS is forecasting, Channel 13's prediction is pictured below.
Event:
Winter Weather Advisory
Alert:
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...
SCHOHARIE VALLEY...MOHAWK VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...CAPITAL
REGION... TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY
CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR
VALLEY AREAS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET WILL SPREAD ACROSS
THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH. PRECIPITATION WILL PRIMARILY BECOME SNOW AND SLEET FOR
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT
TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF ON TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING LOTS
WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET
SNOWFALL MAY LEAD TO SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES AS WELL.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE TACONICS AND WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S.