NEXT Weather: Wintry mix overnight blankets Delaware Valley
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- If you're in the city, you're waking up to rain, and if you're farther north, you're waking up to some slushy snow this Tuesday morning.
A mix of rain, sleet and snow moved into the Philadelphia area overnight.
A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect Tuesday morning for much of the Lehigh Valley and northern New Jersey.
Tuesday morning snow totals in Pa.
A slushy mix of sleet and snow fell in the Lehigh Valley, but warmer air will intrude and change everything to rain before daybreak Tuesday. Roads will be more slick than snow-covered, with most of the accumulations happening on the tops of cars and grassy surfaces.
Slushy snow that was later hit with rain may make for slippery conditions on untreated surfaces.
Farther north toward the Poconos, a Winter Storm Warning was in effect in the early morning, where upwards of 4 inches accumulated. Here, temperatures were closer to freezing.
Later Tuesday, only rain remained in the city and farther south. It was a foggy, cloudy, drizzly and dreary day.
Snow sticks on grassy surfaces in Lehigh Valley
In Whitehall Township, the roads were wet but clear, and light snow piled up on grassy surfaces.
In Doylestown, not much snow was sticking around as a light rain fell.
Just plain rain for Philly, Jersey Shore
While a few areas of sleet mixed in with the rain at the onset of Monday night's weather, the city saw just plain old rain. Moderate to heavy downpours occurred overnight, with up to an inch of rain by morning. The shore and South Jersey (and Delaware too!) also just received rain.
So… why?
Well, as this system moved closer, a coastal low formed. This center spins off the coast, sending southeast winds in our direction, which in turn, warms us up.
In fact, areas along the Jersey shore could easily see temperatures rise, instead of fall overnight. Further inland, Philadelphia sees these winds help keep temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s through Tuesday morning.
Quick clearing Tuesday
When all is said and done, we'll be left with clearing skies by Tuesday afternoon, and temperatures back to where they should be this time of year -- in the middle 40s. Expect some decent melting in the Poconos too, with temperatures rising well above freezing by the end of the afternoon.
Looking ahead: 60s by Thursday, followed by another crack at rain (and maybe a bit of snow north once again) by Friday. Stay tuned!
