[Update] Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Fairfield County

Update, 4 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the tri-state area, including all of Fairfield County, for Saturday, Dec. 29.

The advisory goes into effect at 8 a.m. Saturday through 6 a.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service has forecast snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches -- with a few spots reaching up to 6 inches -- especially across the Lower Hudson Valley and interior southern Connecticut.

Snowfall is forecast to begin in the morning and continue through the afternoon before tapering off Saturday night. Moderate snowfall may make traveling hazardous in the afternoon and into the night.

Original Story

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Fairfield County, Northeast New Jersey and Southeast New York. Expect snow on Saturday!

"A low pressure system will pass South of the region Saturday bringing accumulating snow to the tri-state area beginning early Saturday morning and lasting into the evening," the statement reads.

Those in the NYC Metro area can expect one to three inches of snowfall, and those in Eastern Long Island and Eastern Connecticut may get hit with two to four inches.

There is a low possibility that storm could shift west, resulting in "some areas reaching warning level snowfall amounts."