More Wintry Weather

A Winter Weather advisory is in effect for much of Central Arkansas tonight and early Friday morning.

 An approaching disturbance will bring moisture back across the State late tonight bringing a combination of sleet, freezing rain and rain.

Temperatures will be close to freezing as the rain approaches, meaning that freezing rain or drizzle is possible during the morning hours. Precipitation is expected to be generally light, but some ice accumulation is possible, and may cause some additional icy spots on the roads, on top of the leftover snow and ice from the Christmas Day storm. The rain and freezing rain may add to the weight of the snow and ice already on tree limbs, which could cause more tree limbs to snap. It is possible that this may cause additional power outages.

Computer model temperatures show temperatures just barely above freezing by Friday morning.

Southern Arkansas should be safely above freezing, but temperatures will be very close to the freezing mark Central and North. This is not expected to a significant storm at this point, but some accumulation of ice is possible through early Friday.