Gray start to this Saturday morning. [courtesy Merrill Hotel/Youtube]
The Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois today, and remains in effect for much of the rest of the area including northeast Missouri.
The Quad Cities office of the National Weather Service says freezing drizzle and very light freezing rain is expected to develop in areas near and east of the Mississippi River from late morning through mid afternoon, and continue into this evening where dense fog will also be possible.
A passing cold front from mid evening into the early overnight will bring an end to the freezing drizzle although some flurries or brief light snow will be possible after the front passes, along with colder air on gusty northwest winds.
Ice accumulations from light freezing rain and freezing drizzle will range from a glaze to a few hundredths of an inch. This ice will make for slippery conditions on untreated roads and sidewalks.
National Weather Service forecast for Muscatine, as of Saturday 9 a.m.:
Today – Winter Weather Advisory, 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Patchy freezing drizzle after 11am. Patchy fog after 4pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Areas of freezing drizzle before 1am, then a slight chance of snow between 1am and 3am. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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