Winter Storm Warning in effect from 4 am to 10 PM EST Wednesday...
Tonight
Partly cloudy until midnight...then cloudy with snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow accumulation a dusting to 2 inches. Lows around 17. Light and variable winds...becoming east 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Wednesday
Snow in the morning...then snow or freezing rain or sleet in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Additional snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Breezy with highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Sleet or a chance of snow showers until midnight...then snow showers likely after midnight. Additional snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Thursday
Snow showers. Additional light snow accumulation. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Cloudy. Snow showers likely...mainly until midnight. Additional light snow accumulation possible. Lows around 12. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Friday
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 20.
... Winter Storm Warning in effect from 4 am to 10 PM EST Wednesday...
The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow across the Adirondacks ... which is in effect from 4 am to 10 PM EST Wednesday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
* Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 12 inches are expected across the northern Adirondacks on Wednesday.
* Gusty southeast winds of 20 to 35 mph will accompany the mixed wintry precipitation at times during the day Wednesday... especially across the higher elevations.
* Snow will develop rapidly during the pre-dawn hours Wednesday... and become heavy at times by mid-morning. The snow is expected to mix with sleet or freezing rain for a brief period in the afternoon before ending in the evening. The most significant impacts from this storm will be felt Wednesday morning and into the early afternoon hours... with snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour... accompanied by low visibility and gusty winds.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous.
Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... your local media... or go to www.Weather.Gov/Burlington for further updates on this weather situation.