Complicated New Year's Eve

A cold front sits just west of Freeport this morning with temperatures in the 40s ahead of it and down into the 20s behind.  While we've got fog and a little drizzle across much of north-central Illinois...freezing drizzle has been falling for the better part of the morning across central Iowa and has caused some very slippery conditions for residents around Des Moines. 

Just now getting reports that I-235 in west Des Moines near 63rd street is closed due to a 7 car accident on the westbound lanes.  Winter Weather Advisories continue and have actually been extended into northeast Iowa.  So if your New Year's Eve travel plans take you out west, drive carefully.

There are a few smaller scale lows that stretch along the cold front and as each low moves northeast it will cause the front to wobble back and forth and we'll likely continue to see this sharp contrast in temperatures throughout the remainder of the day.  I really don't expect temperatures to rise too much from where we are now due to the dense fog.  As we head into this evening a stronger low will move well west of the forecast area bringing the cold front through later tonight.  As this front moves through we might see a mix of precip or maybe even a little freezing drizzle before dry air wraps in by Saturday morning.