March continues to “come in like a lion.”

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory, warning of up to five more inches of snow and ice along with gusty winds.

The advisory begins at 5 p.m. and continues through 11 a.m. Thursday.

Snow is expected to increasingly mix with sleet and freezing rain after midnight, changing to plain rain

during the morning hours on Thursday.

Hazardous travel conditions are expected, the weather service says.

Tonight, the weather service predicts snow before 1 a.m., then rain and snow between 1 and 4 a.m., then rain and sleet after 4 a.m. Lows should be around 32 with southeast wind between 15 and 17 mph, and gusts as high as 28 mph. Snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches is possible.

On Thursday, expect rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 7 a.m. Highs are expected to be near 41. South winds between 13 and 17 mph are predicted, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Less than a half inch of sleet is possible.

Thursday night, the chance of rain is 100 percent, with rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible, the weather service says.

For up-to-date forecasts, visit the NorthCountryNow.com Weather Page.

For cancellations and delays, visit the NorthCountryNow.com Cancellations & Delays Page

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