Three to 5 inches of snow expected for New Castle County on Wednesday
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A winter storm heading for the northeast is expected to dump up to 5 inches of snow on New Castle County on Wednesday and 4 inches in lower Delaware.
The 24-hour storm will include rain, snow and sleet from early Wednesday, National Weather Service meteorologists predict.
"All of Delaware is going to see more snow than in the past few storms," meteorologist Jonathan O'Brien said.
The snowfall is expected to start early Wednesday and continue until about 2 p.m. Wednesday. The precipitation will then shift to rain and sleet until the end of Wednesday, O'Brien said.
The snow will most likely start out powdery, but as it starts to mix in freezing rain and sleet, the snowflakes become wet, making for good snowballs or snowmen, O'Brien said.
Delaware is on a winter storm watch for Wednesday, and meteorologists caution drivers to stay alert or work from home if possible.
For Thursday the weather is expected to jump back up to the mid-50s, and Friday should be in the mid-40s.
"As the storm pulls away, there is going to be some warming up behind it," O'Brien said.
Northern Delaware
Tuesday night: Increasing clouds with a low of 27 degrees.
Wednesday: Snow begins mainly after 10 a.m., temperatures will reach near 35. An accumulation of about 3 to 5 inches of snow is possible.
Wednesday night: Snow changes over to all rain, temperatures will stay relatively steady throughout the day.
Thursday: Cloudy, but hovers around 50
Temperatures:
Tuesday: High 39, low 27
Wednesday: High 35, low 34
Thursday: High 53, low 32
Southern Delaware
Tuesday night: A chance of snow after 4 a.m.
Wednesday: Rain and snow before 4pm, then snow and sleet between 4pm and 5pm, then rain, snow, and sleet after 5pm. High near 37. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday night: Rain with a low of 37.
Thursday: A chance of rain before 1 p.m. with temperatures of about 57.
Temperatures:
Tuesday: High 38, low 28
Wednesday: High 37, low 37
Thursday: High 57, low 33
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