Timing For Icy Wintry Mix In CNY

The National Weather Service out of Binghamton (NWS) has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of Central NY until 3 pm this afternoon.

CNY will see some ice accumulations from freezing rain, you should plan on slippery conditions especially on area roadways and in parking lots.

Air temperatures will rise above freezing this afternoon-early evening, but with our recent Arctic outbreak, COLD GROUND/ROAD temperatures may still support more ice formation as rain falls. Be very careful on roads that appear wet today; they could easily contain ice

General Timing

Icy wintry mix develops this morning. Mid-morning through early afternoon, it continues east across Central NY, and then across Northeast PA this afternoon. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain will change to rain during the afternoon and early evening. Ice will persist longest at higher elevations.

NWS has two concerns:

1. Temperatures will be warm enough just a few thousand feet off the ground, to result in freezing rain/sleet becoming the primary precipitation types.
2. The very cold ground from the Arctic air mass will be slower to respond than the air temperatures. Known road temperatures are only in the mid teens
   to lower 20s...This will rise somewhat as the day carries on, but not in time to prevent icing from occurring on untreated roads even as air temperatures get a bit above freezing.

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.

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