Snow showers can make good roads bad for evening commutes, forecasters say

A number of expected snow showers threaten to make the Friday night commute a little more difficult, according to the National Weather Service.

The NWS’s winter weather advisory predicts between 1 and 3 inches of snow between now and Saturday morning, and meteorologist Rich Redmond said up to 2 inches of that could come from snow showers that began early Friday afternoon.

“The main concern, because of rush hour, is that showers will cause a lot of problems on the roads,” Redmond said. “The roads are in good condition, but these showers can quickly cause snow-covered roads and visibility issues.”

Redmond said the lake-effect snow from the northwest will eventually band up as it moves east, but it’s hard to predict how precisely that will be.

“Some places will be hit harder than others, which is why we have this kind of broad advisory right now,” he said. “Once these bands are established, these areas could see snow effect from the lake into Saturday morning.”

The current NWS storm advisory was set to expire at 16. Around At 3:30 p.m., the NWS tracked a squall line nearly 75 miles long that had formed between Delmont and Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, and was moving at 3o mph.

The NWS Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 10 Saturday morning.