First Day of Spring to Bring SNOW to Fairfield County

The computer projections did not work out and the two low pressure systems never got together.

In the Southeast, storms could bring tornadoes, hail and damaging winds Monday afternoon and night.

This will provide a quick break in the action on Tuesday.

A break in the precipitation on Tuesday night, or maybe not.

Tri-State residents, tired from three recent nor’easters that brought significant snow totals and week-long power outages, appear to be in for another one.

“It could be a hit or a miss, but the way things have been going this year, it will probably be more of a hit than a miss”, he said.

Until the overnight model runs, previous forecasts had kept the storm well offshore.

A winter storm watch may eventually be needed for Wednesday. It will be the 4th Nor’easter this month and this one may be the most hard to forecast.

That’s just the first phase of a two-part punch from a pair of storm systems drifting from the south and west and across the Mid-Atlantic region this week. Temps only bounce back into the lower 30s this afternoon and with a gusty breeze, wind chills run in the teens and low 20s.

The New York City Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert for Tuesday as of 1 p.m. Northeast wind 5 to 14 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Locally, more than 9 inches are possible.

Wednesday will be the first full day of spring on the calendar. New snow and sleet accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible. On Wednesday, snow will turn to a mix of snow and rain before changing to all rain late-morning. The storm could last into the early overnight hours on Thursday.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. It also accumulates more readily during the night than in the day. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 44.