Overview
- Heaviest icing is expected Saturday night into early Sunday as a fast-moving clipper spreads a wintry mix across the region.
- Northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and western Maine are in the primary impact zone, with NWS Burlington flagging freezing rain potential in eastern Vermont and northern New York.
- Up to roughly 1 million people could face travel disruptions, with officials urging motorists to plan for slick roads and consider delaying nonessential trips.
- A warm front early Sunday may flip some areas to rain before colder northwest winds bring mountain snow and pockets of lake-effect snow in western and northern New York.
- The National Weather Service has a winter storm watch for parts of Aroostook County in Maine with 5–8 inches possible, while higher elevations elsewhere could see a light glaze of ice up to about a quarter-inch.