Winter weather advisory in effect until noon Saturday

(From the National Weather Service)

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FREEZING DRIZZLE.LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS.AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD AREAS NO. OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON & WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. A MINOR GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SURFACES.

STEADIER PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND PERHAPS SOME POCKETS OF SNOW WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SAT MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE SAT MORNING INTO SAT AFTERNOON.

* TIMING & AREAS AFFECTED.THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SAT MORNING FOR LOCATIONS NO. OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR.

* SNOW & SLEET ACCUMULATIONS.LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE NO. OF HIGHWAY 54.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS.TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS.SOME ROADS & BRIDGES MAY BE BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TODAY. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS.
ROAD CONDITIONS WILL THEN LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM TONIGHT INTO SAT MORNING FROM EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KS INTO CNTL MO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE.LIGHT FREEZING RAIN & LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS & LIMITED VISIBILITIES.& USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.