Accumulating Snow in Long Island and Eastern New England Today and Tonight

A late March storm has produced more than 4 inches of snow in parts of Suffolk County today.  Roads are expected to be snow covered especially in Suffolk County and southeast Connecticut.  Flurries fell this afternoon and again this evening in Manhattan. At midnight, snow flurries are falling in Midtown.  Temperatures tonight will fall into the 20s across the region.  Meanwhile, hard freeze warnings are in effect across parts of the Appalachians and the Deep South with lows tonight in the 20s to near freezing as far south as central Georgia.   
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.

Spring Begins this Evening in the Northeast...3 to 6 Inches of Snow Expected into Tonight...

Spring begins at 6:45 p.m. this evening and at this time it will be snowing across the New York City metro area.  The snow is expected to begin this afternoon and continue until midnight.  As much as 3 to 6 inches of snow is expected in New York City.  With temperatures above freezing, the snow will accumulate primarily on grassy surfaces this afternoon.  Radar indicates that snow is spreading across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and northern Maryland.  The snow will end from west to east by 2 AM Saturday morning with the heaviest snow falling this evening after sunset.  The weather will be dry and unseasonably cold this weekend.  The 8 to 14 day outlook from NOAA indicates that the cold trend will continue for the Northeast with below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.  The long range GFS model indicates that there could be another light snow event late this month or in early April.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.