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As the area was whipped with strong winds and drifting snow, several local schools opted to close for the day.
There will be no classes in the Albany, Schenectady and Troy city school districts. The Brittonkill Central School District in Brunswick is also closed. Most other area schools are delaying the start of classes by at least two hours.
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Snow showers and powerful winds will create the potential for snow drifts Monday, the National Weather Service reports. Gusts could reach 40 to 50 mph in the areas near the I-90 corridor.
A number of homes and businesses were left without power during Sunday’s storm but National Grid restored service to most customers by Monday morning. The company reports that about 1,500 customers in the New Scotland area are still without service at about 6:30 a.m.
Sunday’s storm was the second in less than a week. More than 20 inches of snow fell during that period.
The Capital Region is under a windy advisory until 7 p.m., NWS reports. A powerful storm off the New England coast will bring less than an inch of snow.
The wind will be strong enough to bring down tree branches already weighed down with snow.
The storm will move away from the region tonight and Tuesday, allowing for fair weather and decreasing winds.
A weak low pressure system will bring some light snow or snow showers to the region Tuesday night into Thursday, the NWS reports.
Here’s the full forecast:
Today: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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