Spring may be in the air, but don't put those shovels, boots and scrapers away yet.
Early this morning, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Ellington and Somers for a storm system that will move into the area later today.
The late winter storm is expected to drop between four and eight inches of snow, sleet, and freezing rain on the region between tonight and tomorrow.
"The final snowfall totals will be determined by the timing of the transition from all snow to mixed precipitation," the meteorologists stated in their advisory. "This will result in treacherous travel conditions later tonight into at least Tuesday morning. There will likely be a high impact on the Tuesday morning commute across much of interior Southern New England."
Stronger winds are also predicted, with gusts up to 40 miles per hour. The wintry mix and winds will at times reduce visibility to a quarter or half a mile.
The snow is expected to begin tonight, mainly after 10 p.m. Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet will be seen before 4 p.m., and then rain and snow are likely.
The warning is in effect from 9 p.m. tonight until 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.
