'Frozen' In Berlin -- Wintry Mix Expected For the Weekend

Snow, sleet and ice — that’s the mixed frozen bag being forecast by The National Weather Service that’s issued a hazardous weather outlook and winter weather advisory beginning at midnight Friday, continuing through 7 p.m. Saturday.

Precipitation is expected be heavy snow with some light ice accumulations, according to the National Weather Service. Four to eight inches of snow are expected, beginning early Saturday. It could mix with freezing rain and sleet, and even possibly rain before changing back to snow Saturday afternoon and evening.

[And all activities at the Berlin Congregational Church have been cancelled.]

The weather service advises that travel will be difficult and that large branches and wires could be brought down by the snow and ice, and wind gusts up to 20 mph. Visibility will be limited to a quarter mile at times.

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• Tonight: Snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 28. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Saturday: Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 3pm, then rain and snow. High near 34. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
• Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Monday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

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