The snow will mix with rain at times in many areas Wednesday morning and midday (especially in southeastern areas), before going over to all wet snow by late afternoon everywhere.
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However, the National Weather Service is calling for a slight warming trend with highs through the rest of the week in the mid- to high-50s.
WFSB has been naming winter storms since 1971 and we continue to tradition today independent of the Weather Channel, which names winter storms that affect the entire country. Mountains and the St. Lawrence Valley will be last to make the transition; snow and ice amounts here will be on the higher end of the scale.
Newfoundland: Snow from this storm will start in Newfoundland Wednesday, changing to rain and a brief period of rain through the overnight hours.
Rain is spreading north late tonight and will arrive in Indianapolis around 12 AM.
The storm is expected to bring significant amounts of rain, snow and ice pellets, along with the possibility of freezing rain.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning, in effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday through 11 a.m. Thursday.
“A coating to 2” of snow has fallen across much of the state this evening. The high temperature should reach the mid- to high-60s by the weekend. A cold wind will continue to blow from the northeast and may strengthen through the night. “A coating to 1” of snow could accumulate. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent.
After that system exits, we’ll be dry on Friday but keep temperatures below freezing all day with mostly cloudy skies. South winds 20 to 25 miles per hour becoming southwest in the afternoon.
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Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
