Sunday, January 21, 2007

Snowy Day 4

The freezing rain really never developed. We had a short period of freezing drizzle around noon, but it warmed up at the surface enough that it didn't continue. Tonight, temperatures are hovering around 32 and fog is developing along with mist and drizzle. The light fluffy snow of this morning is now wet and heavy.

Another chance for freezing drizzle tonight into Monday morning.

From the NWS in Indianapolis...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM
CST/ TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM
CST/ TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ MONDAY.

DRIZZLE THAT IS CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL
CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE HAVE WARMED TO
A FEW DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON. BY MIDNIGHT...COLDER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO CENTRAL INDIANA FROM THE NORTH.
DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN TO FREEZE ONTO EXPOSED SURFACES...INCLUDING
UNTREATED ROADWAYS. ELEVATED SURFACES LIKE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE FREEZING DRIZZLE.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TOWARDS DAYBREAK MONDAY.
THIS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS FOR
THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
MID-MORNING MONDAY BEFORE COMING TO AN END.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.