NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP) -- Snow across the Tri-State area changed to mostly rain Wednesday morning and is expected to continue to drizzle throughout the day, forecasters are warning commuters to watch out for slick, slippery roads.
A winter weather advisory terminates at noon for western Passaic, Orange and Putnam counties and 1 p.m. for Warren, Morris and Sussex counties in New Jersey.
AccuWeather says, today we should expect some ice North and West of NYC; otherwise, cloudy with some rain, drizzle and fog through midday. High this afternoon is expected at 46 degrees.
Mostly cloudy tonight with pockets of fog and a low of 34 degrees. Tomorrow expect times of clouds and sunshine with a high of 42 degrees.
Friday will be cloudy with some snow, ice and rain early, likely changing to just rain for the afternoon with a high of 38 degrees.
Conn. Gets Winter Weather Mix
A wintery mix of light snow and freezing rain has prompted some Connecticut school systems to open late, but roadways are clear.
The precipitation that fell overnight Wednesday included light snow and freezing rain.
Jeff Adams of the state Department of Transportation says trucks were out early and the chemicals they used are keeping highways wet.
Adams says that in some cases there was enough of an accumulation to plow, but the roads are expected to be in very good shape for the morning commute.
Most of New Jersey Wet More Than White
Precipitation falling over New Jersey is more wet than white.
Salt and sand trucks are idle for the most part, except in the northwest part of the state where snow, sleet and freezing rain fell.
Winter weather advisories are expected to expire throughout Wednesday once temperatures climb above freezing. Until then, motorists could face slippery conditions, especially on untreated roads.
Forecasters say there's a chance for more snow on Friday.
More Snow Upstate as Power Outages Linger
Another round of snowy weather hit parts of upstate New York, where a blanket of wet snow is hindering utility crews' efforts to restore service to thousands of customers still without power because of last week's ice storm.
One to 4 inches has fallen Wednesday morning in the Albany area, where National Grid reports some 10,000 homes and businesses without power. That's down from nearly 230,000 customers who lost power when the ice and snow storm hit eastern New York Thursday and Friday.
The utility was aiming to have most customers back on line by the end of Wednesday. But weather-related traffic slowdowns were stalling their progress, and some customers may be without power until Thursday, said spokesman Patrick Stella.
Most of the National Grid customers still without power are in Albany and Rensselaer counties, Stella said.
``We still have 900 crews out there,'' he said.
Hundreds of utility crews, some from as far away as Michigan and Pennsylvania, have been working since Friday to restore power after an ice storm swept through the Northeast. The ice knocked down trees and power lines, cutting electricity to more than a million people, about a quarter of them in New York.
NYSEG still had 2,600 outages in the Albany area Wednesday, down from 34,000 at the worst. Utility managers said they're still dealing with additional power outages because of the weather but expect to have all of their customers' power restored by noon Thursday.
The largest snowfall was recorded in western New York, where 5-1/2 inches fell in Lockport on the shore of Lake Ontario, said John Hitchcock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
``It's a nuisance event, enough to cause travel problems but not enough to cause any substantial damage,'' Hitchcock said.
Snowfalls ranging from three to six inches were expected across the state, with some freezing rain in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills.
The snow had already tapered off in western New York by mid morning, and light snow was expected to continue through afternoon from Albany north into the Adirondacks.
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