The Winter Storm Warning has been adjusted to end by midday Monday instead of Monday evening. Hazardous driving conditions are expected during this time. Today, wind, snow, and sleet will create slipper conditions and reduce visibility to less than 1/4 a mile at times.

What to expect

The News 12 Storm Watch Team is forecasting 6 to 12 inches of snow today, which is the highest snowfall since the Jan. 29, 2022 blizzard on Long Island. A few isolated spots could see more than a foot of snow. The highest totals will likely be on the north shore.

This morning, temperatures are very cold, in the low teens. When snow begins, it will accumulate quickly. We anticipate light snow early this morning becoming heavy snow after 10 a.m.

Snow intensity will increase by the late morning hours, with snowfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour expected for several hours. This will reduce visibility to under a quarter mile at times and make driving safely nearly impossible in the heaviest snowbands.

Around 4 p.m. winds will pick up from the east to more than 30 mph at times and the snowstorm will transition into a sleet storm. This will make the snow even heavier and more difficult to clean up this evening. Sleet pellets will also make conditions more slippery and it will weigh the snowpack down. If freezing rain occurs, this could weigh down powerlines and tree branches and increase the risk for power outages tonight, but freezing rain is expected to be limited.

Flurries are expected on Monday as the storm comes to an end. A few flurries could return on Thursday, but at this time major weather is not expected for the rest of the week. However, temperatures will remain below freezing for the entire 10 day forecast and temperatures will be in the teens and single digits each night. Wind chills will be dangerously low and snow melt will be limited. Any snow that melts from sunshine will instantly become black ice on untreated pavement.