A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the counties highlighted in pink, with a Winter Weather Advisory for the lavender shades for Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon. In the Watch area, more than 3" of snow is expected, with higher totals the farther north you go in the state. From around Fredericksburg to Charlottesville and north, 6"+ of snowfall accumulation is possible. In the Richmond Metro, up to 1"-2" of snow is expected, along with a period of freezing rain late Tuesday night. As of Tuesday mid-day, skies are partly cloudy with primarily high clouds. A few showers will be possible later this afternoon in Central Virginia, but it appears that our best precipitation chances will be after dark. Rain will continue to be likely overnight, with a period of freezing rain, too, as surface temperatures fall below freezing. Once colder air moves into the region aloft a few hours after Midnight Wednesday, freezing rain will turn to snow and continue into Wednesday morning. As winds pick up Wednesday from the northwest while a low pressure center intensifies to our east off the coast, ice-glazed power lines and trees may snap from the combined ice and snow accumulation, leading to some power outages in the region. There are already High Wind Warnings and Watches going into effect in parts of the state for the expected strong winds Wednesday:
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