Weekend snow and ice storm; polar chill next week

Update #640c

Another weekend, another storm for the Hudson Valley!

Had this storm occurred during the week, there would have been early dismissals and delays abound.

A storm later next week may give you another chance for a snow day, but you might be running out of snow days by now 🤷‍♂️

The weekend storm will start around midday Saturday and continue into early Sunday, bringing a plowable snowfall of 2 to 5 inches followed by a glaze of ice, thickest in the Catskills. There’s a winter weather advisory in effect from noon Saturday through 7:00 a.m. Sunday.

Exactly how much snow falls will be determined by how quickly the change from snow to sleet and freezing rain occurs. Recent storms have shown a tendency to flip to ice rather quickly, keeping snowfall totals down. I wouldn’t be surprised if this one behaves similarly.

Here’s a breakdown of what to expect this weekend and a preview of the return of the polar vortex next week [read my latest story on it in the Washington Post]: