Winter Weather Advisory in Effect Now, Winter Storm Watch for Tomorrow

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 9 p.m. Tuesday, in effect ending the snowless streak at 288 days.

Light snow began falling around noon for much of the area, with expected accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with the lesser amounts occurring along the Lake Michigan shore.

Muskego's Department of Public Works has been ready, according to Dave Simpson, with approximately 20 pieces of equipment to salt and clear about 147 miles of roadway, and that's not including those roadways that the county or state take care of. So, Janesville Road, Racine Avenue and Highways 45 and 36 have their own crews. 

Last year's warm and dry weather meant less salt was used on the roadways, but in general the city stores 2,000 tons of salt in its two sheds at the Department of Public Works, none of which has been used since early March.

Click here for more information about winter parking regulations and what to do if a snow plow takes out your mailbox.

If you sail through today, take note that Wednesday evening a Winter Storm Watch will go into effect through Thursday evening. While some areas in far southeastern Wisconsin may see rain or a rain/snow mix, it's expected to change to all snow sometime on Thursday.

The system will gain strength on Wednesday afternoon, developing into a 'panhandle hook' to bring much heavier accumulations than what we'll see Tuesday.

Snowfall accumulations for that storm vary from 6 to 10 inches in the north and western counties, with much lower totals to the southeast. Some areas may even experience near blizzard conditions as winds pick up Thursday afternoon to about 35 mph.

As this storm develops, we will update you on changing conditions.