FREEZING RAIN ISSUES THROUGHOUT AREA THIS MORNING
Good morning everyone. Trouble spots are popping up outside of the Winter Weather Advisory area as cold air at the surface was able to hold on for a longer period of time. Temperatures throughout NYC and Long Island have been wavering between 31-34 degrees, which is causing icing in spots, especially on colder surfaces, such as tree branches, cars, handrails, metal surfaces, and some low-traffic surfaces.
SATELLITE
Rain continues to fall early this morning as those temps flirt with the freezing mark, making the commute in spots a problem, especially for foot traffic. Treated roads won’t be an issue, but local roads may have some icy patches, as well as some sidewalks, elevated surfaces (overpasses), and stairs made of paving stones/wood.
Areas N&W of the NYC areas continue to deal with the expected freezing rain and snowy conditions well north of the area. Some spots never got off the ground with snow, but kept the freezing rain. Others are receiving their expected 2-4″ snowfall.
We will eventually climb out of the issues later this morning, but the morning will be an issue. Look for showery conditions to continue after this last batch of steady rain leaves the area. We’ll rise past that near-freezing mark, and go into he mid 30’s, quelling any issues we had this morning.
REGIONAL RADAR
Patchy cold rain ends later today, and lows will drop into the upper 20’s to near 30 tonight. Any leftover wet surfaces may freeze again, so watch for patchy ice for the morning commute tomorrow.
A reinforcing shot of very cold air will introduce itself tomorrow afternoon, and we could see a flurry or sprinkle as that airmass moves in. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 30’s, but then we plunge into the mid to upper teens overnight.
LOCAL RADAR NEW YORK CITY
On Thursday, we barely recover and mid to upper 20’s should do it, even with full sunshine. We’ll slowly modify back into the mid 30’s by Friday, then near 40 by Saturday as some clouds roll in.
That coastal system never materializes for Cape Hatteras, and we actually have a 7-9 day block of dry weather coming up once we get this out of the way. That means Christmas Day will most likely be sunny, cold, and windy.
LOCAL RADAR PHILADELPHIA
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