Some pretty bad weather forecast for tomorrow/Wednesday

They have downgraded it a bit from this morning, when they were predicting up to a half inch of ice accumulation in some areas and have now lowered the amount but still calling for ice. This pretty much applies to all of our area - northern valley, parts of northern Virginia including Fairfax, Fauquier and Prince William. Any of you live in Rockbridge? They are predicting worse ice in that area. I don't know if this covers any areas in Maryland or Pa. so those of you who live there might want to check for weather advisories.


... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER INDIANA WILL BE TRACKING ACROSS NEW JERSEY ON TUESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS LOW WILL DRAW MOISTURE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC. WITH SUBFREEZING AIR IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE... WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

BY THE TIME THE STORM EXITS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

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.

We are getting hit by this stuff now, I left work early and missed this, so far there is a lot of fender-benders. You all be carefull out there.

Here it is just coming down as rain. I hope you all are safe, those of you for whom it is falling as freezing rain.

Advisory is still on today. So far we're getting mostly rain. We did get some ice on the tree branches yesterday for a while but the rain eventually melted it.

Do be careful if you step outside to make sure it is just wet and not icy and when driving of course. Remember the road may be fine until you get to a bridge. Bridges always ice over before solid ground.