Delaware is in for a drastic shift in weather starting Wednesday night.
Wilmington broke a record high of 66 degrees Wednesday, but could see freezing temperatures and half a foot of snow Thursday.
“We’re expecting snow amounts of less than an inch in Southern Delaware. And as much as 4-6 inches of snow as you go into Northern Delaware,” said Sarah Johnson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Rain is expected to start falling shortly after midnight. And that will turn into snow around 6:00 am.
Some parts of Northern New Castle County - including the Wilmington area - could see as much two inches of snow an hour during the morning commute.
Then the snow should start to taper off by midday Thursday.
But even though the snowfall will be short, it could be severe at times.
"When it does fall we could see some high snowfall rates. Especially in Northern Delaware we would see two-inches-per-hour at times," Johnson said.
Wind gusts of 40 miles-per-hour are also in the forecast.
Friday is forecast to be dry and sunny but temperatures will remain in the mid-30’s.
Temperatures are expected to climb back up into the 50’s by the weekend though, with just a slight chance of rain on Sunday.
