Frigid temps, important snowfall anticipated to impression New Year’s Eve journey

The final day of 2025 will convey accumulating snowfall to parts of the area, particularly for areas to the west of US-219.

On Wednesday afternoon, an space of low stress will transfer eastward over the Great Lakes, bringing an arctic entrance via Pennsylvania.

This entrance will convey accumulating snow and in addition the potential for snow squalls on the afternoon and night of New Year’s Eve.

If Snow Squall Warnings are issued, it is best to delay journey plans till the squall has handed.

Snow squalls create blizzard-like circumstances with robust wind gusts, heavy snow, and considerably lowered visibility. Please preserve this in thoughts if in case you have any journey plans for the vacation.

Snowfall totals of typically 2-4″ are expected for areas west of I-99. Totals over 4″ are doable west of US-219, with regionally increased quantities as much as 6″+ along the higher elevations in western Somerset County.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Somerset County — from 4 PM Wednesday through 10 AM Thursday — due to the potential for higher snowfall totals along the western ridges.

Stay tuned for any additional weather alerts that could be issued.

Areas to the east of I-99 shouldn’t expect more than a coating to an inch or two of snowfall from this system.

Snow will taper off Thursday morning, although temperatures will trend colder with highs in the teens and low 20’s and wind chill values in the single digits and teens.

Then, quiet, but chilly, climate returns for the primary weekend of the brand new 12 months.