ALERT DAY: freezing fog settles in this evening & overnight creating dangerous road conditions once again
ALERT DAY THURSDAY: Due to freezing rain this morning and afternoon a portion of the Mid-South received a glaze of ice which coated surfaces, including roads and vehicles. Most of the rain has moved out, with temperatures hovering around freezing this evening. With these critically cold temperatures - freezing fog could also be an issue for the evening and overnight hours - adding visibility issues to icing problems. As the system pulls away – a few snowflakes could fly early Friday morning with no accumulation expected, lows will fall to the 20s, keeping anything that fell frozen and making for another dangerous morning commute.
FRIDAY: Another blast of bitterly cold air will impact the region to head out of this week and into the upcoming weekend. A random flurry or two may fly amid lingering clouds as another Arctic airmass makes its presence known. Roadways will likely remain a problem with black ice across the region through the day with highs in the middle to upper 20s. A good mix of clouds and sun could help aid in melting efforts.
WEEKEND PLANNER: Skies will slowly clear – dropping into the upper single digits to lower 10s by Saturday morning. Sunshine will, again, do its work, while we remain below freezing Saturday, with highs in the lower 20s. More single digits and 10s early Sunday, before we trend upward toward the middle 30s Sunday.
EXTENDED FORECAST: By next week, we’ll finally claw our way out of the deep freeze – returning to 40s & 50s with ‘plain rain’ chances. Have your umbrella handy as chances for showers stick around for the entire work week.
Maggye McCallie – First Alert Meteorologist
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