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Winter weather advisory: Freezing rain, sleet Friday

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 2 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday.

Freezing rain is expected, with ice accumulations of one tenth to one quarter of an inch. Precipitation may begin as snow or sleet, with minor snow and sleet accumulations of half an inch or less possible.

Plan on dangerous travel conditions due to icy roadways from late Friday afternoon into Friday night. Isolated instances of tree damage are possible.

Temperatures will warm above freezing later Friday night, causing precipitation to change to plain rain.

The latest forecast:

New Year’s Day: A chance of rain and snow before 4 p.m., then rain likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all rain after 8 p.m. Low around 33. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain before 10 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 3 p.m., then rain between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then rain, possibly mixed with snow after 5 p.m. High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 7 p.m., then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.