National Weather Service expands Winter Weather Advisory and increases snowfall totals

The National Weather Service released their final briefing on the snow forecasted for tonight into Tuesday.

The Winter Weather Advisory is expanded to now include Cape May County, NJ, and Sussex County, DE. There is also an increase in snowfall totals.

The following is the latest briefing from the National Weather Service

https://www.weather.gov/media/phi/current_briefing.pdf

National Weather Service Event summary:

Winter Weather Advisory. Snow overspreads all areas from south to north through this evening, then continues through the overnight for most.

Slippery conditions on untreated surfaces through Tuesday, which includes the Tuesday AM commute.

Snow mixes with or changes to freezing rain, sleet and/or rain late tonight and Tuesday AM near and south of the I-95 corridor.

There should be a lull in the precipitation for these areas especially southeast NJ into portions of Delmarva.

Some light snow may redevelop here early Tuesday afternoon before ending.

Total snowfall of 1 to 5 inches across the area, with the highest amounts near and north/west of I-95. Snowfall rates around 0.50 inches per hour are possible for a time tonight, especially near and north/west of I-95.

A light glaze of ice from about I-95 to the south and east.  The coldest air of the season thus far follows this system.

Temperatures drop into the teens and single digits Tuesday night, then high temperatures Wednesday mainly in the 20s with wind chill values in the single digits and teens (below zero in the Poconos).

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