Snow, Sleet and Rain to Hit Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

Snow totals of 5 to 9 inches, locally more, combined with a crust of sleet and ice will make travel hard.

Crews were responding to calls about problem areas, but, Wilson said they couldn’t do much about freezing rain, except put down salt. Drivers are cautioned on the roadways and pedestrians are encouraged to watch for ice on sidewalks.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Midstate that will be in effect from 2 p.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday.

In the Lehigh Valley and most of northern New Jersey, there will be a prolonged period of freezing rain, as the changeover to all rain will not occur until late Monday, the weather service said. HRRR model forecast meteogram for Atlantic City, showing temperatures (red) rising significantly from Monday night through Tuesday morning. The worst travel conditions will occur around the time of the Tuesday morning commute, the Weather Service said.

Sunday’s teeth-chattering temperatures were some of the coldest on record. One to 3 inches is forecast for Monday.

The National Weather Service said this is in addition to wind chill advisories for most of the entire D.C. metro area.

Several Maryland counties, including Howard, are in for a nasty mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain through Tuesday.

“Part of the concern comes from the 1-3” of possible snow melting as temperatures warm with this system.

Ice begins to form on the banks of the Hudson River in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, as temperatures dove to the single digits this weekend.

A wintry mix will push through our area throughout Monday morning and afternoon. Precipitation will turn to rain Tuesday.

Monday: Snow, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 31.

There remains a great deal of uncertainty with respect to dominant precipitation type with temperatures near the freezing mark, the Weather Service said.

Luckily, the icing potential for this particular storm is short-lived and minimal, serving as a bridge between all-snow and all-rain.