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UPDATE: NWS Issues Winter Weather Advisory

Brooms needed not shovels.

With snow in the forecast, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the area including Bucks and Montgomery counties. The advisory is in effect until 10 p.m.

Accumulation estimates have increased to 1-2 inches.

Snow will develop early this afternoon and fall with varying intensity into the evening commute. The snow is expected to taper off later this evening.

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Travel will become slick later this afternoon and this evening. Conditions will worsen when the snow falls more heavily and snow covered roads are possible during the evening commute.

Winds are northeast up to 5 mph. with temperatures in the lower to mid 30s.

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It's going to be cold. NBC10 said it feels like a normal February today and tonight. Temperatures will be below freezing tonight but any snow should melt away tomorrow with a high near 50.

Here’s the local forecast:

Today: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: Rain and snow before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow between 11pm and 1am. Low around 29. Calm wind becoming northwest between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind between 7 and 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind between 5 and 7 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind between 5 and 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A chance of snow showers, mixing with rain after 10am, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.


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