Winter Weather Advisories for Saturday

Winter weather advisories are out for Saturday for areas north and west of the city due to the potential for a mixed bag of slop in the suburban counties, with the potential for snow across the Poconos.  Winter storm watches were out in the Poconos last night but the National Weather Service decided to place advisories across the region due to guidance light night suggesting a less robust development in low pressure.  That doesn't mean it's not going to snow, especially over the Poconos where a good number of inches of snow are expected, but the trends suggest a more modest event as low pressure develops on a slower scale.

The advisories in the suburban counties are more for the potential freezing rain that could accompany the event after a brief period of snow to start.  A few hours of light freezing rain can't be ruled out before temperatures rise above 32.  No ice storm is expected on the order of what we went through on Wednesday but a couple of hours of light freezing rain is still bad enough from a driving standpoint.   However, temperatures should rise above 32 south of Blue Mountain during the event on Saturday and conditions should improve gradually as the day marches on.

We'll probably tweak the snowfall forecast over the Poconos later today but will wait for the midday guidance to make sure that's our intent.