Monday, December 8, 2014

Update: Monday morning commute

Illinois road conditions
Wisconsin road conditions

(8:15:56 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 1 ESE Nora [Jo Daviess Co, IL] trained spotter reports FREEZING RAIN of E0.10 INCH at 08:13 AM CST -- glaze of ice on manmade surfaces

10:00am Update: Dense fog as really set in this morning and will continue to do so until winds shift around to the northwest behind a cold front.  This doesn't look to happen until at least early afternoon.  Use extreme caution while traveling today.  Current temperatures remain in the low 30's.

7:35am Update: Back edge of the sleet, freezing rain & rain will continue to move east of I-39.  As the radar begins to dry out, dense fog is beginning to set in.  Dense fog is found west of Rockford with visibility dropping less than a half a mile.  Temperatures range from 31° to 34°.

6:30am Update:  A few school districts will be starting on a 2hr delay this morning due to icy road conditions.  Those are: Forrestville Valley, New Glarus, Eastland Schools, Stockton & Chadwick-Milledgeville.  For a complete listing, click here.




Some roadways will be a little icy this morning with temperatures hovering between 30° and 33°.  Light freezing rain and sleet have been falling early this morning with some places reporting a thin glaze of ice on untreated surfaces.  A mixture of rain, sleet & freezing rain will occur with the back edge of the precipitation clearing the Stateline from west to east after 8am.

Salt trucks were out earlier this morning on main roads, but secondary and untreated roads, parking lots and sidewalks will be slick.  Especially for areas along and north of Highway 72.  Temperatures will remain in the low 30's through mid-morning when we begin to warm into the upper 30's by the afternoon.  A secondary disturbance swinging through this afternoon will bring the potential for light snow later today.

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