Twin States Weather Blog

Sunday Evening

* Good evening! We escaped any frozen precipitation last night and I suspect most of us will tonight as well. However, there is the chance for very light freezing drizzle, especially areas north of I-20. We do think some precipitation will form (and is forming west of Jackson), but this precipitation will likely be very light in nature. The other question at hand is temperatures. Right now, our thinking is that Meridian's low will likely get down to 33, one degree above freezing. But we'll be realistic in the fact that temperatures can fluctuate a degree or two. If it does drop below freezing as light drizzle falls, it will freeze upon contact with the ground. The main places that would become slick are bridges and overpasses. The further north you go, especially along the highway 82 corridor (Golden Triangle west to Winona), would have a better chance of some freezing rain. If you have travel plans north, be aware of that threat. So here is our official thought as of 6:00 pm:

Some drizzle will form across the area. Along highway 82, a solid glaze of ice is possible. Our guess at the 32 degree line will be along highway 16, or a line from Dekalb westward to Philadelphia and Carthage. So between highway 16 and highway 82 we think a few patchy areas of ice will be possible. South of that line, we think the temperature will stay above freezing. However, it will be a close call so we urge all to pay close attention to roads, especially on bridges and overpasses.

* Another update to come later this evening...

posted by Renny Vandewege @ 5:51 PM