WEATHER UPDATE: Snow and Ice Accumulation Prediction Made for Newtown

The National Weather Service is calling for a long duration winter storm that will really get going late tonight and into Monday morning.

Before the accumulation ends late Monday there could be an additional 4-8 inches of snow on the ground and a quarter inch of ice, which will make traveling for Monday morning’s commute very difficult.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the area as a light mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will develop today and grow heavier and steadier over night and into tomorrow morning.

The precipitation will turn to all snow early Monday and continue until late Monday.

But there is some good news once we get past this latest storm, there appears to be no new snow chances as of right now in the National Weather Service’s seven day forecast through Saturday. Of course that can always change too.

Here is Newtown’s latest hyperlocal weather forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today, A chance of snow and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before midnight, then snow and freezing rain. Low around 22. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday Snow before 3pm, then snow and freezing rain. High near 27. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday Night Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 20. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday A slight chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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