First Alert Weather: Freezing Rain Expected Sunday Evening in Tri-State Area

Current Conditions and Immediate Outlook

• ☁️ The area is currently experiencing a mostly cloudy sky with no active precipitation, as the previous storm has concluded.
• 🥶 Temperatures are below freezing, with readings around 29°F, and a north wind of 8 mph.
• ⚠️ Any melted snow or ice could refreeze due to falling temperatures, creating slippery conditions, especially without salt or sand.

Approaching Storm System

• ⚡ A new storm system is rapidly intensifying around the Great Lakes and is heading towards the Tri-State Area.
• ❄️ This system has already prompted blizzard and winter storm warnings in regions around the Great Lakes.

Forecast for Sunday Evening and Monday

• 🌧️ By Sunday evening, precipitation will begin, starting as rain in New Jersey and the south shore of Long Island.
• 🧊 Freezing rain is expected for many northern and western suburbs of New York City, extending into northwest New Jersey, the Hudson Valley, and Connecticut.
• 📈 The freezing line is expected to push north, with ice accumulation potentially reaching close to a tenth of an inch north of Interstate 80.
• 🚗 This combination of ice and heavy rainfall north of I-84 creates a bad combination for travel on Sunday evening.
• 🌦️ Later Sunday night, warmer air will move in, causing the precipitation to change over to all rain across the entire area.
• 🌧️ The rain is expected to end by Monday.

Extended Forecast and Advisory

• 🥶 Following the rain, cold air will return by Tuesday, with daytime highs barely getting above freezing to close out the year.
• ⚠️ A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for northwest New Jersey, the Hudson Valley, and Connecticut due to the expected freezing rain.
• 🚨 The forecast has been designated a First Alert Weather Day, particularly for the northern and western suburbs.