The system is on track for Sunday, Jan. 22 into Monday morning, Jan. 23.
Accumulating snowfall will be in interior portions of the Northeast.
Projections shown in the first image above from AccuWeather.com are as follows:
- 1 to 3 inches (light blue),
- 3 to 6 inches (Columbia blue),
- 6 to 12 inches (blue),
- 12 to 18 inches (purple).
Most of the region will see rainfall from the storm (shown in green in the second image above), with up to about 1 inch possible.
Ahead of the arrival of the system, there will be a mix of sun and clouds on Saturday, Jan. 21 with the high temperature ranging from the upper 30s to low 40s, but wind-chill values ranging from the mid 20s to mid 30s, according to the National Weather Service.
It will be mostly cloudy throughout the day Sunday, with the storm arriving in the late afternoon as rain in most of the region. Those interior areas will see a changeover to sleet and snow after nightfall.
The storm system is expected to wind down late in the morning or around midday on Monday, with skies gradually clearing on a brisk and breezy day with a high temperature in the upper 30s to low 40s.
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