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Snow turning lighter by Saturday afternoon

Steady snow transitions to periods of light snow Saturday midday and afternoon

>> NOW YOUR FIRST WARNING WEATHER. >> ARE YOU A FAN OF WINNIE THE POOH WHO? WORKS I WAS A FAN. I WATCH THE SHOW. MY FAVORITE WAS TAKEN BECAUSE HE WOULD REMIND ME OF MYSELF. >> FOR SURE. IT’S A COOL EVENT GOING ON. THE FLOWER OF THEM. IT GETS YOU THINKING ABOUT BRING. IT’S DEFINITELY SOMETHING YOU LOOK FORWARD TO HUNDRED A DAY LIKE TODAY. THIS YOU ARE LOOKING AT THAT, LIFE CAM AND PLATTSBURGH. YOU CAN SEE SNOW COVERED GROUND AND SNOW STILL FALLING LIGHTLY AND STEADILY AT THIS TIME. THAT WILL BE THE CASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND INTO THE MIDDAY HOURS AS WELL. TEMPERATURE RIGHT AROUND 30 DEGREES, VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO A MILE. THAT IS A COMMON TREND. FLAKES ARE FLYING ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. UPPER 20’S IN MESSINA INTO THE LOW 30’S. DOWN THE ROAD TO THE UPPER VALLEY, AND THE LOWER 30’S RIGHT NOW. VISIBILITY IS DOWN IN MANY PLACES, AND ALL THE COST THE NORTH COUNTRY UNDER A MILD — RIGHT AROUND A MILE AND ONE TO TWO MILES IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AS WELL. LOOKING AT THE STORM TRACKER, LOTS OF POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW, ESPECIALLY ACROSS ST. LAWRENCE AND GLYNN COUNTY, TOWARDS ROUTE 11. THAT HAS BEEN A SPOT WITH STEADY SNOW ALL THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. HEADING DOWN INTO ESSEX COUNTY AND NEW YORK NEAR MARIAH, LOTS OF FLAKES FLYING AT A GOOD CLIP. SOUTHERN VERMONT IS ON THE LIGHTER SIDE, AND INTO BENNINGTON AND RUTLAND COUNTY, THAT IS WHERE THERE ARE SOME PINK SHADES WITH SLEET ALEX MIXING IN. STILL SOME STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THAT PART OF THE REGION, AND IN THE SHIP VALLEY, MODERATE SNOW LOOKING TO BE FILLING IN ON OUR FIRST WARNING. WE ARE IN THE WEATHER LAB. HAVE YOU NOTICED SNOW UP? >> IN THE PAST 50 MINUTES, WE’VE SEEN SNOW. WE MADE HER WAY FROM DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON TO THE TOP OF THE CIRCLE, AND WE ARE PARKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF SCOUT COFFEE. THERE IS ALSO THE VINYL RECORD STORE JUST A COUPLE OF SNORES — STORES DOWN. CREWS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF PLOWING THE CIRCLE EARLY. THIS IS LOOKING DOWN FROM THE TOP TO THE PARK, WE WILL TILT THE CAMERA DOWN AND OFF TO THE RIGHT. ROADS ARE WET, AND IT IS A NICE DRIVE AROUND THE CIRCLE. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE. IN THE BURLINGTON AREA, WE TOOK PEARL STREET UP, AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE STRUGGLED, WHEN WE WENT OUT PEARL STREET. WE HADN’T BEEN PLOWED TOO MUCH AND THE WEATHER LAB HAS GOOD SNOW TIRES AND A HEAVY STRUGGLE UP THE ROAD. CAMERAS UP THE CONDITIONS AS WELL, AND A TRAFFIC ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT. WE JUST HEARD THAT I 89 SOUTHBOUND WAS CLOSED DUE TO ONE LANE OR POST A LANE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. IF YOU HAD IN THAT DIRECTION, JUST A HEADS UP YOU. WE WILL DRIVE AROUND HERE, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL SNOW CAN WE EXPECT? >> SNOW HAS FALLEN, BUT THERE COULD BE A COUPLE INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY WHERE IT IS SNOWING STEADILY. A COUPLE OF INCHES IN VERMONT AS WELL. IT MORE HOURS TO GO, AND A LOT OF THOSE SIDE ROADS WILL BE SLICK THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND INTO MIDDAY. THAT IS WHEN WE HAVE ALERT ICONS UP. POCKETS OF LIGHTER SNOW, BUT THEY TEND TO IMPROVE IN MOST CASES. THAT WILL BE WIDESPREAD ON A CASE AS IT IS NOW. BY MIDMORNING, POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW, BUT BY LUNCHTIME, YOU CAN SEE SOME LIGHTER SNOW THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THAT WILL BE THE CASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, AND A COUPLE FLURRIES METH — LEFT BUT NOTHING TENDS TO WRAP UP. MOSTLY DRY AND CLOUDY FOR YOUR SUNDAY BUT A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE FOR THE PEAK, AND NOTHING OF TOO MUCH SIGNIFICANCE. BOTH OF THE ACTION MOVING THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IF YOU LOOK TO THE MAP, A COUPLE OF INCHES OF WIDESPREAD, AND AN INSERT TO FROM BURLINGTON ROUTE SEVEN AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AT FOUR INCHES MORE. STILL A STRONG WIND THREAT FOR BENNINGTON COUNTY. HIGH GUSTS OVER 40, EVEN 50 MILES PER HOUR. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE WATCHING. SNOW WRAPS UP WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20’S AND WE LOOK TOWARD SUNDAY WHERE WE DRY OUT WITH A FEW WORRIES. MOSTLY SUN

Snow turning lighter by Saturday afternoon

Steady snow transitions to periods of light snow Saturday midday and afternoon

Areas of moderate to heavy snow are expected for most of Saturday morning.Periods of light snow will linger during the midday and afternoon hours Saturday, with any remaining snow showers wrapping up Saturday evening.Expect most main roads and highways to turn slushy or wet heading into Saturday afternoon, due to lighter snowfall and the early March sun angle.Storm total snowfall in the 4-8″ range is expected for the Champlain Valley, Upper Valley and southern Vermont where sleet will mix in. 8-12″+ are expected for most of the Adirondacks, eastern spine of the Green Mountains and northern White Mountains. Turning mostly cloudy Sunday, with seasonable temperatures in the mid 30s. A few mountain snow showers will be possible, with a dusting to an inch of accumulation for parts of the Greens and Adirondacks.Then, expecting mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures near 40 on Monday.Follow the NBC5 First Warning Weather team on social media:Chief Meteorologist Tyler Jankoski Facebook | Twitter | InstagramMeteorologist Ben Frechette Facebook | TwitterMeteorologist Matt DiLoreto Facebook | TwitterMeteorologist Andrew Grautski Facebook | Twitter

Areas of moderate to heavy snow are expected for most of Saturday morning.

Periods of light snow will linger during the midday and afternoon hours Saturday, with any remaining snow showers wrapping up Saturday evening.

Expect most main roads and highways to turn slushy or wet heading into Saturday afternoon, due to lighter snowfall and the early March sun angle.

Storm total snowfall in the 4-8″ range is expected for the Champlain Valley, Upper Valley and southern Vermont where sleet will mix in. 8-12″+ are expected for most of the Adirondacks, eastern spine of the Green Mountains and northern White Mountains.

Turning mostly cloudy Sunday, with seasonable temperatures in the mid 30s. A few mountain snow showers will be possible, with a dusting to an inch of accumulation for parts of the Greens and Adirondacks.

Then, expecting mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures near 40 on Monday.

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