Widespread freezing rain and drizzle will continue to increase Wednesday evening, causing untreated roads, sidewalks, and driveways to become icy and slick.

We now expect up to five-hundredths of an inch of freezing rain over almost the southern half of Lower Michigan. This is why the NWS- Grand Rapids and the NWS- Detroit added two rows of counties to the winter weather advisory.

Fortunately, our most recent model runs continue to indicate that the likelihood for freezing rainfall accumulations north of 0.05” seem more unlikely. That being said, the majority of us are expected to see more than 0.

A winter storm is on the way, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain to the Delaware Valley over the course of just a few hours on Thursday.

A mix of precipitation and the potential for icy surfaces are forecast for late Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night.

A Winter Weather Advisory begins at noon Wednesday and continues through early Thursday morning. Light snow showers begin Wednesday morning, turning to a freezing rain threat by evening and into the night.

Freezing rain could lead to a 10th of an inch of ice accumulating overnight, creating very hazardous travel conditions across much of northern Ohio. Concerns about the ice have led the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory for the region,