Hi Folks!
Temperatures are heading in the right direction with the mercury topping around the mid 20s early this evening and is expected to hold steady in the 20s the rest of the night.
By tonight, clouds will slowly thicken and lower as our next system brings a brief icy mix of precipitation before changing to all rain. The icy mix and accumulation are the big concern on Saturday morning and why we have our Weather Impact Alert for most of the area.
The precipitation will begin as a sleet/freezing rain event near daybreak and continue through mid-morning hours before changing to all rain starting around lunchtime. We're still expecting the ice to accumulate between a tenth to two-tenths in most areas with over a quarter of an inch possible farther west around the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area. Delay your traveling is highly recommended, however if you have to drive, please be extremely cautious. Secondary and untreated roadways will be quite slick.
All rain by noon will continue through the rest of your Saturday with highs around 40 before tapering Saturday night. Amounts will range between a quarter to over an inch of rainfall with higher amounts expected near the Quad Cities and points west.
We'll dry out on Sunday but will keep it fairly cloudy with highs once again in the lower 40s.
-Chief meteorologist James Zahara
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