Good morning everyone, A wintry mix event is expected to bring snow and sleet changing to freezing rain in the interior and rain along the coast Wednesday night into early Thursday. Details below. *What has changed:* - The WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been expanded to all of southern New England except for the Cape and Islands from 7 PM Wednesday through 7 AM Thursday. *WHAT: * - Minor snow and sleet accumulations followed by a period of freezing rain. *WHERE: * - All of southern New England. While most of the freezing rain will be confined to the interior, even the immediate coast could experience a brief period of freezing rain Wednesday night. *WHEN:* - Snow is expected to arrive in the Hartford/Springfield areas by 6 pm and will likely impact the latter half of the evening commute. - In the Boston to Providence corridor snow will begin after the evening commute. - Snow changes to sleet then freezing rain from SW to NE between 10 pm and 3 am, then to rain along the coast. - Precipitation ends Thursday morning, but patchy freezing rain/drizzle may linger in the interior and impact the morning commute. Temperatures near and below freezing Thursday morning will result in slippery travel, mainly north and west of the Providence to Boston corridor. *POTENTIAL IMPACTS:* *- *The main concern is for icy untreated roads and walkways Wednesday night into the Thursday morning commute. - Ice accretion amounts should be no more than one tenth of an inch so the risk for tree damage and power outages is low. *UNCERTAINTY:* - Exact timing of the snow arrival may still shift by a few hours either way, so there remains a low chance that it could impact the latter half of the Boston-Providence commute. - It remains possible that freezing temperatures could linger during the morning commute for the Boston metro area, but it is much more likely northwest of Boston. Please let us know if you have an questions or concerns. Thank You Bryce Williams If you have any questions or would like more information, don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, on NWSChat <https://nwschat.weather.gov/>, or at the following: National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA 46 Commerce Way Norton, MA 02766 508.622.3280 Website <http://www.weather.gov/boston> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston>
