With Snow Accumulating, Wilton Schools and Library Closed [Updated]

Update 9:25 a.m.:

Wilton Library will be closed today, Feb. 3, due to the snowstorm, which has now overtaken the area and has created rapidly deteriorating road conditions. The evening programs have also been postponed.

Although the library expects to open at its regular time on Tuesday, at 10 a.m., please visit the library's website, www.wiltonlibrary.org, for updates, or call 203-762-3950 for auto-attendant messages. 

Update 5:58 a.m.:

Wilton Public Schools are closed due to the bad weather Monday, and commuters face a challenging drive with snow and ice from the night's rain as temperatures hover around the freezing point.

"Wilton Public Schools will be closed today, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014," the school district website announced Monday morning.

Here's the Wilton-specific National Weather Service forecast for Monday (as of 4:53 a.m.):

• Monday: Snow, mainly before 4pm. High near 32. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
• Tuesday Night Snow, mainly after 11pm. Low around 26. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
• Wednesday Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then a chance of snow. High near 30. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
• Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
• Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
• Friday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Saturday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Original article, Sunday 3:04 p.m.:

By Gary Jeanfaivre

Punxsutawney Phil predicted more winter Sunday and that's exactly what we'll see this week, beginning with snow on Monday.

The storm could bring anywhere between 3 inches and 7 inches along the coast, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), which issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook ahead of the storm.

The precipitation will start before dawn Monday in the form of rain, sleet and snow. By 4 a.m., it will likely just be snow coming down and it will stay that way till about 2 p.m., the NWS predicts.

Tuesday will bring mostly sunny skies, and then there's a chance for another wintry mix Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.