UPDATE: 3-5 inches of snow possible, winter weather advisory issued

Published 2:24 pm Wednesday, December 7, 2022

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The Austin area is preparing for possibly up to five inches of snow Thursday night.

National Weather Service

The area has been placed into a winter weather advisory from 6 p.m. tonight to noon on Friday ahead of the system, which could also deliver up to 1/10 of an inch of ice according to the National Weather Service.

According to the NWS, the day will start out partly sunny before the system begins moving in later tonight. The snow will mainly start after 11 p.m and continue with a mix of freezing rain possibly worked in.

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New snow accumulation of a half inch is possible Friday morning, and remain cloudy the rest of the day..

A high of 34 and low of 30 are predicted today.