Report by Paula Antolini
January 24, 2017 6:00AM EDT
Bethel Public Schools are Closed Today, January 24, Due to Hazardous Weather Conditions
Bethel Public Schools has issued a message that schools are closed today.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warns of Hazardous Weather Conditions and has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Northern Fairfield County and other nearby areas until noon today.
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Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 559 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTRY MIX THIS MORNING... NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 559 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...ROCKLAND AND NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN NEW YORK...AND NORTHERN FAIRFIELD IN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 604 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2017 NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 604 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA.
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Detailed Forecast
Today
Rain. High near 38. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, possibly mixing with sleet after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 7 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.