Saturday, January 10, 2009

January 10, 2009 Weather: Light Snow Begins

Today in Jersey City... the weather seems to be not as bad as predicted. Yesterday, weather forecast said we might experience at least 5 inches of snow today. However, the weather alert changed from Winter Storm Warning to Winter Weather Advisory. The expected snow fall for today: 2-4 inches.

Severe Weather Alert
Winter Weather Advisory for Hudson County, NJ

until 8 am EST, Sun., Jan. 11, 2009
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
1 pm EST, Sat., Jan. 10, 2009

... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SUNDAY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO FALL INTO TONIGHT... MIXING WITH RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. THIS WINTRY MIX ENDS SUNDAY MORNING.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

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.
More Information

... WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY... THEN PASSES JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT. THIS LOW QUICKLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL OVER THE AREA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... MANY LOCATIONS WILL MIX WITH RAIN LATER TONIGHT. WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING... FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION ENDS SUNDAY MORNING.