The snow has switched over to rain Sunday morning, leaving a slushy mess across the region. While rain will continue to fall through the day, it will switch back to snow Sunday night as temperatures cool.
Roads were covered with a mix of snow and ice Sunday morning, ODOT warned drivers.
Most parts of our region saw 1-2 inches of snow Saturday night. That will continue to melt as temperatures rise to 40 degrees Sunday and rain falls.
The rain is expected to switch back over to snow before 10 p.m. Sunday night and continue into Monday morning. About an inch of snow could accumulate, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
"A rush of cold air on north winds of 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts will combine with scattered snow showers overnight," according to the weather service. While accumulations will the light, the rush of cold air could cause treacherous road conditions with little advance notice, the weather service said in a bulletin.
Detailed Forecast
Sunday: Rain. High near 40. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Rain showers before 10 p.m., then snow showers likely. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 31. North wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible. A slight chance of snow showers before 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37.
Thursday: A chance of snow before 11 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 11 a.m. and noon, then rain likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
SOURCE: National Weather Service in Wilmington
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