Bands of heavy snow that fell throughout the First State Thursday will begin tapering off in New Castle County during the evening rush hour.
Before all is said and done, total accumulation is expected to be between 4 and 8 inches. As of 4:45 pm - the highest snow total in reported in Delaware was 6.9 inches in Greenville. Wilmington had just over 5 inches. The Dover are reported about 4 inches.
In Sussex County, accumulations ranged from a half inch at the beaches to around three and a half in Ellendale.
Snow will linger longer the further south you travel, sticking around until mid- to late-evening hours in Sussex before the storm completely moves away.
Sarah Johnson, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service station in Mount Holly, New Jersey, says Friday's commute could be a slippery one thanks to frigid overnight temperatures in the single digits.
"We could still have some poor road conditions continuing tonight into tomorrow - because it’s not going to melt too much, unfortunately, tonight into tomorrow," said Johnson. "But after that we should start to see weather and driving conditions improve."
That’s because Johnson says temperatures are expected to gradually warm up over the weekend – eventually climbing up into the low 50’s by Monday.
However - Friday’s highs will remain below freezing and the overnight lows into Saturday will hold steady around the mid-teens.
“We're looking for highs generally in the mid 20's - but the good news is after tomorrow it looks like we start to get a little bit of a warm up."
Saturday should bring highs in the mid 30’s – possibly climbing into the 50’s by Monday as the gradual warming continues.
However Thursday night’sCode Purple declarations in all three counties will remain in effect for those seeking shelter during the storm.
Code Purple location information can be found by calling 211.
