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Midweek Storm Will Bring Accumulating Snow, Wintry Mix To The Area

A quick-moving storm system has brought more freezing rain and sleet than snow in the area on Presidents Day morning.

A look at projected snowfall totals for the midweek storm.

A look at projected snowfall totals for the midweek storm.

Photo Credit: AccuWeather.com

With temperatures hovering around freezing, motorists are urged to use caution until the Winter Weather Advisory expires at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18.

There is a chance of rain late in the morning through the afternoon on a cloudy day in which the high temperature will be around 40 degrees on Monday, with the wind-chill factor between 25 and 35 degrees.

A second storm system will bring a mix of snow, sleet and freezing  rain Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 20 into Thursday, Feb. 21 after a mostly sunny day on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in which the high temperature will be around the freezing mark.

Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a high in the low 30s. Snow is likely, mainly after 4 p.m. About one inch of accumulation is possible through the evening when snow mixes with freezing rain and sleet.

A wintry mix will continue overnight, changing to rain after 4 a.m. farther south and after 7 a.m. farther north. Ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch is possible as is another inch or two of snowfall, making the snowfall range for Wednesday into Thursday 1 to 3 inches.

There's a chance of rain through the morning on Thursday on a cloudy day in which the high temperature will climb to around 50 degrees.

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