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Winter Weather Advisory in Effect for Clinton
A late winter storm — expected to bring upwards of two to three inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain — will impact the area tonight into tomorrow morning, making travel difficult at times.
Spring may be in the air, but don't put those shovels, boots and scrapers away yet.
Early this morning the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Clinton, as well as much of the rest of the shoreline, for a storm system that will move into the area later today.
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The late winter storm is expected to drop up to two, maybe three inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain on the region between tonight and tomorrow morning.
Stronger winds are also predicted, with gusts up to 35 miles per hour. The wintry mix and winds will at times reduce visibility to less than a quarter of a mile.
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The snow is expected to begin late this afternoon. It will then mix with sleet overnight, before changing over to all rain early tomorrow morning.
"The accumulation of a light mix of rain on top of a light mix of snow will make travel difficult, especially during the Tuesday morning commute," the meteorologists stated in their advisory.
The advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Here's the forecast for Clinton for the next few days:
- Monday Daytime: Increasing clouds, with a high near 35 degrees. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
- Monday Night: Snow before midnight, then rain, snow, and sleet. Low around 34 degrees. Breezy, with a east wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
- Tuesday: Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 44. Breezy, with a east wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph.
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