Snow, wintry rain: Messy Monday looms for East Coast

By Alastair Jamieson, Staff writer, NBC News

A messy Monday was in store for millions along the East Coast, with winter weather advisories warning of a mixture of snow and rain for Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, metropolitan New York and parts of northeast New Jersey.

Snow was falling in Cape May, N.J., as of 4:30 a.m. ET Monday, with lighter snow reported in Georgetown,?Delaware, according to NBC10.com?in Philadelphia.

Some areas outside the capital Beltway were forecast to see up to six inches of snow overnight Sunday into Monday.

A winter weather advisory was in effect beginning at 6 a.m. ET for the New York metropolitan area and parts of northeast New Jersey, NBCNewYork.com reported. Snow and rain showers are expected to arrive around 7 a.m. ET Monday and continue through the late afternoon, winding down by the early evening.

In Philadelphia, rain during the morning commute was expected to change to a wintry mix of snow and rain that will last for most of the day.

"During the morning rush hour around 6 a.m. we'll see more rain to the south of us," Philadelphia?s NBC10 meteorologist Brittney Shipp said. "Some of the rain will switch over to snow during the day and continue into the evening. There will be some grassy accumulation and the possibility of slippery, untreated roads."

Most of the area inside the Beltway will likely only see a mix of rain and snow with accumulations of less than one inch, which would be more than enough to make area roads wet and slushy, NBCWashington.com reported.

However, areas north and west of the D.C. Metro area were expected to see between two and four inches of snow Sunday night, particularly in locations along and near Interstate 81. Areas west of the capital will see up to two inches of snow, with the area of Interstate 81 receiving between three and six inches. Areas farther west could receive up to eight inches of snow by Monday evening.

A winter weather advisory is currently in effect from midnight to 6 p.m. ET Monday for Frederick and?Carroll counties in Maryland and Augusta, Washington, Rockingham, Frederick, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Nelson Green, Loudoun, and Northern Fauquier counties in Virginia.

A storm system blanketed the Midwest in snow, while thunderstorms and wind gusts slammed the South, NBC's Janel Klein reports.

This story was originally published on Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:02 AM EDT

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