Valentines Wintry Mix Update

We are still watching Valentines Day closely for the chance of a wintry mix. There has not been much change in the forecast, but it does appear to be speeding up a little. Here are my thoughts as of 3:30 PM on Friday, February 12th:

• This still does not appear to be a big winter storm, but minor travel impacts are possible.
• The precipitation looks to come in a little faster than previously thought.
• Scattered sleet comes in on Sunday morning.
• Sleet will be off and on through the day on Sunday.
• Some areas switching to freezing rain.
• Any accumulation of sleet will be less than 1"
• Any accumulation of freezing rain should be less than 0.25".
• Watch each newscast for the latest update on new data and analysis. 

Let's look at some maps to see what radar might look like. First, the sleet arriving Sunday morning:

By the lunchtime, we still have some sleet and freezing rain:

By the 10:00 News, many areas may be barely above freezing with just some showers:

We are watching it closely! Stay tuned.

Ryan