WEATHER UPDATE: 'Potentially Treacherous' Tuesday Evening Commute

You might want to sneak out of work a little early today, just to be on the safe side.

And while you’re at it, you might want to call out in advance for Thursday, where up to six inches of snow is possible late Wednesday into Thursday afternoon.

Yes, more snow is forecast for tonight’s commute home from work, as snow is expected to begin falling around 4 p.m. and be relatively heavy in intensity, before it changes to ice late Tuesday, and then some light rain showers on Wednesday.

“Snow breaks out from west to east, just in time to make a mess of the Tuesday evening commute,” says Bill Potter from Hudson Valley Weather. “ You’ll want to allow extra travel time for your PM commute, because the snow should be falling quite steadily at that point. An inch or two is possible by the time the sun sets.”

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for southern Westchester from 3 p.m. today until 10 a.m. Wednesday.

• Winter Weather Advisory in effect from March 3, 03:00 PM EST until March 4, 06:00 AM EST

Here’s the NWS forecast for Harrison:

• This Afternoon-Snow, mainly after 4pm. Steady temperature around 26. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Tonight-Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 11pm, then rain and sleet between 11pm and midnight, then rain after midnight. Temperature rising to around 35 by 3am. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
• Wednesday-Rain, mainly before 9am. High near 41. Wind chill values between 30 and 35. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Wednesday Night-Rain likely before 9pm, then snow and sleet between 9pm and midnight, then snow after midnight. Low around 25. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Thursday-Snow, mainly before noon. High near 26. North wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
• Thursday Night-Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

MAP: Hudson Valley Weather