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"It's a little too early to be talking about any ice amounts or ice accumulation forecasts, but anytime we have freezing rain in the forecast, our main concern first and foremost is travel and travel safety for the public," National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Maureen Hastings told Newsweek.
Sunshine returns to Northeast Ohio to the end the week as temperatures warm into the 40s and 50s, but a weekend system will bring rain and cooler air back to the region starting Saturday.
A fast-moving storm slid into the Bay Area early Thursday, bring a healthy dose of rain. As with many storms, the biggest totals were at higher elevations such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills,
The National Weather Service predicted rain āshowers and possibly a thunderstormā on Thursday in its latest forecast for Sacramento, along with a high temperature of 64 degrees, patchy fog and winds up to 28 mph. There was a 100% chance of precipitation, with three quarters of an inch to 1 inch of new rainfall.
These conditions will trigger lake-effect and terrain-enhanced snow showers, primarily affecting areas along and northwest of the Interstate 99 and U.S. Route 220 corridor. Snow accumulations are expected in the favored snowbelts, ridgetops, and summits along the Allegheny Plateau.
The National Weather Service says this front will spread rain through the metro area much of the day and overnight and will continue through early Friday morning. The chance of a half inch of rain (from 4 a.m. Thursday through 4 a.m. Friday) currently sits at 25-35% across the Willamette Valley and 60-80% along the coast.
An usually wet September and October has greened up Arizona's outdoors, but La Niña could erase some of the gains.
Rain and snow showers are forecast across parts of western and northern Pennsylvania today, accompanied by breezy conditions with wind gusts reaching 20 to 30 mph. Temperatures will remain below average, ranging from the upper 30s in northern regions to the lower 50s southeast of Interstate 81.
Rain moving through the Central Coast is leaving local roadways slick and multiple incidents have been reported during the evening commute.