Icy roads possible as winter weather advisory remains in effect

 Radar showing a very colorful picture Saturday afternoon as waves of rain and wintry mix are moving through the Stateline. Pink colors indicate the highest chance for a mix or freezing rain as of 2:15PM. The area of precipitation is slowly spreading North-Northeast through the evening.

Some areas are reporting slick or ice-covered roads, especially to the Southwest of Rockford. Even worse road conditions have been reported in SE Iowa, just across the Mississippi. You can check current road conditions for Illinois here and Wisconsin here.

Temperatures are sitting just above freezing for most, allowing the rain to fall especially in Rockford (pictured in the background). But surface temperatures like roadways and sidewalks may be a couple degrees cooler, allowing for some ice to build up on untreated surfaces.

Any wintry mix will gradually switch over to all rain through the afternoon and evening. Steadier rainfall rates should also help ease any slick spots, aiding to melt any ice that had built up. Pockets of cold rain will then be possible through the evening, with the occasional slick spots especially in those locations whose temperatures rise slower. Areas Northeast of Rockford may see a freezing rain or mix through the evening.

All of the Stateline is under a Winter Weather Advisory through the majority of Saturday. The advisory remains in effect until 6PM for all our Northern Illinois counties, while the Southern Wisconsin Counties will remain in effect until 12AM Sunday.