WEATHER ALERT: Potential Snowfall Totals Increased for Radnor

The potential snowfall amounts for this weekend’s storm were increased Friday afternoon by the National Weather Service, which now says to expect 4 to 6 inches of snow.

The “amounts are higher!” Gary Szatkowski ‏with the NWS in Mount Holly, N.J., Tweeted.

The snow will start Saturday afternoon, the NWS says, and could lead to hazardous travel conditions. The snow will change to a wintry mix Saturday night, and ice accumulation is likely.

A Winter Storm Watch is in place for the region.

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Here’s the hour-by-hour forecast, according to the National Weather Service:

• Friday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
• Saturday: Snow, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 31. Wind chill values as low as -1. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
• Saturday night: Snow before 8 p.m., then snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 8 and 10 p.m., then rain and snow showers after 10 p.m. The rain and snow could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to around 36 by 4am. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 8 mph.