Winter Weather Advisory and Four Days of Snow Predicted for Bethel

Heavy snow across Central and Eastern section of Long Island and Southern Connecticut today.

Report by Paula Antolini
February 8, 2016 5:00PM EDT

Winter Weather Advisory and Four Days of Snow Predicted for Bethel

Weather Forecast from the National Weather Service:

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY / 431 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-

HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT TODAY

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING

* LOCATIONS…FAIRFIELD AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES…ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK…AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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TODAY
SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 30. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW…MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
LOWS AROUND 18. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.

TUESDAY
LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH
POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT
LIGHT SNOW. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH…BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY
LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY…MAINLY IN THE
EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
LOWS 10 TO 15. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.

FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WIND CHILL
VALUES AS LOW AS ZERO IN THE MORNING.

FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE.

SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WIND
CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS ZERO.

SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS AROUND ZERO. WIND
CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COLD WITH HIGHS AROUND 20. WIND CHILL VALUES
AS LOW AS 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

 

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