Snow, ice possible as Winter Weather Advisory issued

The walk to class Tuesday morning could be a cold and wet one.

The National Weather Service has issued winter weather advisories for Eastern Idaho because of the incoming storm and is encouraging motorists to use caution because of the expected snow-covered roads and reduced visibility due to blowing snow.

In Bangor, a downtown parking ban was put into effect from 11 p.m. Sunday through 7 a.m. Monday.

No snow is expected to stick to roadways or paved surfaces, the service said, with no more than half an inch of accumulation.

6 a.m. update: Expect temperatures of about 40 degrees around sunrise – that will likely be the high for the day.

In other scenarios, precipitation would begin as snow but change to rain or sleet, which would mean less snow accumulation. And the normal highs this week of 51 degrees seem more like a dream. Wednesday’s high will hit freezing for the first time in 2 days, followed by highs around 34 degrees Thursday. After midnight, the heavier snow will start to shift to the east. Snow is expected to wind down by sunrise Wednesday, but the morning drive could also be a challenge. Finally, the storm will follow a northeastward track along the East Coast Friday. For this season so far, the coldest Richmond high has been 31°, and the coldest low has been 16°.

On Sunday, most of the region got its first taste of winter, with snow coating the ground in central and southern counties and making some highways slick.

West to northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour combined with widespread subzero temperatures will produce the risky wind chills that could cause frostbite on exposed skin within 30-minutes, if individuals participate in outdoor activities.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Skies will be partly cloudy with an overnight low temperature of 29 degrees.

Monday evening skies remain clear and temps fall into the single digits below zero inland, but low single digits in the city and NW Indiana.