Winter Weather Advisory issued for part of Delaware. Here’s how much snow to expect

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for New Castle County.

The advisory began at 7 a.m. Sunday and will last until 1 a.m. Monday.

How much snow will Delaware receive?

New Castle County: Will have mixed precipitation early, but as temperatures drop the area is expected to receive 3 to 5 inches of snow. Snowfall rates of an inch per hour should develop at times this afternoon.

Kent Couty: Kent County should receive rain early and then around 1-2 inches of snow.

Sussex County: Sussex County is expected to start with rain and receive less than an inch of snow.

Most Delaware areas have already reached their high temperature for today. At 9 a.m., Wilmington was at 38 degrees.

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After the snow moves off, a blast of frigid temperatures will move into the area. Temperatures are expected to fall below freezing tonight and remain there for several days. As a result, icy and slippery conditions may persist even after precipitation has ended.

How cold will it get in Delaware?

Delaware will face frigid temperatures early next week with sub-zero windchills.

New Castle County

In New Castle County, the low Sunday night will drop to 16. Monday will be sunny with highs around 22. Monday night, lows will drop to 5 degrees. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with highs near 17. Tuesday night there is a chance of snow with lows dropping to 6 degrees. Wednesday is calling for sunny skies and a high of 16. Wednesday night will be clear with lows hitting 2 degrees.

The temperatures will start warming up on Thursday, and by Saturday New Castle County could break the freezing mark.

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Kent County

After Sunday’s snow, Monday will be sunny with a high of around 25. Monday night will be clear with lows dropping to 8 degrees. Tuesday is calling for partly cloudy skies and highs only reaching 21 degrees. Tuesday night there is a chance of snow with lows falling to 10 degrees. Wednesday will be clear with highs around 19 degrees and Wednesday night lows will drop to 5 degrees.

Kent County is forecasted to get above freezing on Friday with Saturday’s high around 37 degrees.

Sussex County

Sussex County will also see frigid temperatures after Sunday’s snowfall as highs Monday will hit 26 degrees and the overnight low will drop to 8 degrees. Tuesday will be cloudy with highs around 22 degrees. There’s a chance of snow with lows dropping to 11 degrees on Tuesday night. Wednesday will be sunny with highs around 20 degrees and Wednesday night will be the coldest with lows around 5 degrees.

Sussex County could break the freezing mark on Thursday as highs reach 30 degrees. Friday should have temperatures around 34 and Saturday will see highs around 40 degrees.

What is wind chill?

According to the National Weather Service, wind chill is a term used to describe what the air temperature feels like to the human skin due to the combination of cold temperatures and winds blowing on exposed skin. In simple terms, the colder the air temperature and the higher the wind speeds the colder it will feel on your skin if you’re outside. So even if it remains the same temperature, but the wind speed increases it will feel colder to your skin.