Now that most of the area has celebrated a White Christmas, we are preparing for the second storm this week.
This storm will have a lot more moisture with it, but at this point it does not appear that it will all be snow, which is unfortunate for snow lovers.
The system will start with snow Wednesday morning, after sunrise. Snow will start in the southwest and spread to the north and east.
At this point, the forecast calls for snow changing over to sleet for most of our counties, except for Mifflin and Juniata. Locations that will transition to sleet first will be those south and east of Harrisburg. In fact, Lancaster and York Counties are expected to see first a change over to sleet, then over to a cold rain.
The sleet, freezing rain and in some locations rain will keep snowfall amounts down.
Expectations are for 2 - 5 inches in Cumberland, Perry; Lebanon and northern Dauphin Counties. Places further north of Perry County, such as Mifflin and Juniata County have a winter storm warning and are expecting over six inches of snow and will be walking in a winter wonderland.
Franklin County will be around 2 - 4 inches, as they will see warmer temperatures earlier than places further north.
Southern Dauphin, Adams, York and Lancaster Counties will see the lowest amounts, as snow changes over earlier to either sleet or freezing rain.
However, the latest model runs are tending colder, which means it is possible that these amounts are higher. At this point this is a very complicated storm, with the amount of snow we see depending on how warm temperatures get.
Regardless, the sleet and freezing rain could make travel treacherous during the afternoon and evening Wednesday. Places that change over to all rain during the evening will be dealing with just wet conditions as we head toward Thursday morning.
Locations that do not change over to rain will see icy conditions to start the day on Thursday.
The main takeaway from this storm is that a few degrees in one direction or the other could greatly impact the forecast. However, it is known that conditions will deteriorate during the day Wednesday, and then as snow changes over become messy throughout the area. It is important to keep this in mind as you travel Wednesday.
The details on the storm will continue to be worked out as the storm approaches, so stay tuned to CBS 21 both on-air and online.
After this storm moves out, things will clear out briefly for Thursday and Friday before another chance for snow on Saturday!
This storm will have a lot more moisture with it, but at this point it does not appear that it will all be snow, which is unfortunate for snow lovers.
The system will start with snow Wednesday morning, after sunrise. Snow will start in the southwest and spread to the north and east.
At this point, the forecast calls for snow changing over to sleet for most of our counties, except for Mifflin and Juniata. Locations that will transition to sleet first will be those south and east of Harrisburg. In fact, Lancaster and York Counties are expected to see first a change over to sleet, then over to a cold rain.
The sleet, freezing rain and in some locations rain will keep snowfall amounts down.
Expectations are for 2 - 5 inches in Cumberland, Perry; Lebanon and northern Dauphin Counties. Places further north of Perry County, such as Mifflin and Juniata County have a winter storm warning and are expecting over six inches of snow and will be walking in a winter wonderland.
Franklin County will be around 2 - 4 inches, as they will see warmer temperatures earlier than places further north.
Southern Dauphin, Adams, York and Lancaster Counties will see the lowest amounts, as snow changes over earlier to either sleet or freezing rain.
However, the latest model runs are tending colder, which means it is possible that these amounts are higher. At this point this is a very complicated storm, with the amount of snow we see depending on how warm temperatures get.
Regardless, the sleet and freezing rain could make travel treacherous during the afternoon and evening Wednesday. Places that change over to all rain during the evening will be dealing with just wet conditions as we head toward Thursday morning.
Locations that do not change over to rain will see icy conditions to start the day on Thursday.
The main takeaway from this storm is that a few degrees in one direction or the other could greatly impact the forecast. However, it is known that conditions will deteriorate during the day Wednesday, and then as snow changes over become messy throughout the area. It is important to keep this in mind as you travel Wednesday.
The details on the storm will continue to be worked out as the storm approaches, so stay tuned to CBS 21 both on-air and online.
After this storm moves out, things will clear out briefly for Thursday and Friday before another chance for snow on Saturday!