Drivers and pedestrians should be on the look out for freezing rain today.
The National Weather Service issued a freezing rain advisory for our area. It will remain in effect until 6 p.m.
Here’s the details:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HASISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PMEST THIS EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION MAY START OFF AS SLEET AT THE ONSET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…A TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION…ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
* TIMING…DEVELOPING BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWER 30S THIS MORNING SLOWLY RISING INTO THE MIDDLE 30S BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ELEVATED SURFACES MAY BECOME SLIPPERY…WHICH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ORFREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FORSLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
It’s important to note freezing rain is rain that freezes on contact with a cold surface. Sleet is icy pellets that fall from the sky, and sleet is not in today’s forecast.
