Driving today is hazardous due to an ongoing blizzard this morning with very heavy snow, blowing snow, and strong winds making travel difficult to impossible, with lingering blowing snow and poor surfaces even after snowfall tapers. Conditions gradually improve late afternoon and evening, but roads are likely snow-covered, drifted, and slick all day.
- 01 Active Blizzard Warning in effect until 6 PM EST, explicitly stating travel could be very difficult to impossible and should be restricted to emergencies only.
- 02 Heavy snow with 1–3+ inch per hour rates through the morning, with forecast new accumulation of 9–13 inches today, causing rapid road coverage and reduced traction.
- 03 Strong north to northwest winds 17–29 mph with gusts up to 45 mph producing areas of blizzard conditions and blowing snow, significantly reducing visibility and causing drifting.
- 04 Temperatures near freezing (high around 35°F, then falling to 20s°F at night) favor heavy, wet snow and very slick/icy roads, especially as temperatures fall again this evening.
- 05 Blowing snow continues into the afternoon and evening (through at least midnight), so even after heavy snow ends, visibility and road conditions remain degraded.
- 06 Potential scattered tree damage and power outages from heavy wet snow and gusty winds, which can block roads or darken unlit routes.
Avoid driving entirely today unless it is an emergency. If you absolutely must drive, the relatively least-bad window in the morning is late morning to midday (around 11:00 AM–1:00 PM) after the heaviest snow begins to taper, and in the evening is later at night (around 8:00–10:00 PM) once snow has ended and winds have eased slightly, but expect snow-covered, slick roads and blowing snow even during these times.