A fast moving band of snow is expected to impact the Hudson Valley for Christmas Eve morning. This could present some hazardous travel conditions around the region. If you’re travelling early in the morning, you’ll want to factor this in…
The storm doesn’t last long in any location, just 2 or 3 hours. The snow won’t be overly heavy, but with temperatures so cold the past few days… the snow will accumulate on all surfaces and cause roads to become snow covered and icy.
Snow totals should be light… with the majority of the region seeing 0.5″ to 1.5″ of snow. But in general… the forecast is a dusting to 2 inches, as there will be some minor variations in the actual totals. The main impact with this system will be hazardous travel during the early to mid morning hours. The snow should taper off region wide before 10am… and we should see breaks of sun during the afternoon hours. Afternoon highs on Tuesday are expected in the mid to upper 30s, which should allow road conditions to improve rapidly before noon.
Dreaming of a White Christmas?…
Before this round of snow Christmas Eve morning, the region has between 0.5″ and 4.0″ of snow on the ground… depending on your location. This should add another coating to an inch to that snowpack… however, temperatures are projected to climb into the mid 30s Tuesday afternoon under partly cloudy skies. There will be a little melting Tuesday afternoon, but most locations should still have snow on the ground by Christmas morning. So, if you have 2″ or more on the ground when the snow tapers off on Christmas Eve morning… you should have yourself a White Christmas when you wake up Wednesday morning. But areas who have an inch or less of snow on the ground when the snow tapers off Tuesday morning, may struggle to hold onto their white Christmas… as a little snow melts Tuesday afternoon. You’ll have to cross your fingers that the snow holds on in those areas, so you can have a White Christmas on Christmas Day.
No matter what… we wish you all a very Merry Christmas from Hudson Valley Weather!