Light wintry mix possible late Thursday night

 

A quick moving clipper system will sweep across the Midwest and Great Lakes late Thursday night bringing with it a chance for wintry precipitation, including a small window of a little freezing drizzle/rain.

Temperatures Thursday warmed into the mid-30s, with a few spots hitting close to 40 degrees - despite the thick cloud cover overhead. A breezy southwest wind has helped to warm temperatures into the mid-30s with a few spots getting close to 40 degrees! A breezy southwest wind has helped keep a little chill in the air with wind chills staying in the 20s. Clouds remain overhead tonight as a push of warm air arrives from the west. This warmer air aloft will approach the freezing mark, but surface temperatures will remain just below freezing. The end result of this will be a brief period of freezing rain/drizzle, mixing in with a few snow showers after Midnight.

Significant ice accumulations are not expected this evening but there could be just enough of a glaze of ice to create slippery conditions on untreated surfaces such as parking lots, sidewalks, side streets, etc. With this in mind, travel for the Friday morning commute could be a little slick and you are urged to use caution and give yourself a little extra time during the morning commute.

Temperatures will warm into the mid-30s but an increasing north wind, gusting around 35 mph, will push temperatures down during the afternoon and evening. Overnight lows Friday night will drop into the single digits with wind chills falling into the single digits below zero Saturday morning.